quota : During Covid-19, 24 vegetation had been arrange one after the opposite within the hospitals of Medical College Kota to beat the scarcity of oxygen in Kota. In only a span of three years, the state of affairs has develop into such that 20 vegetation are closed immediately. Oxygen is being provided from solely 4 vegetation. In such a state of affairs, the dependence on cylinders has elevated within the 4 hospitals of the medical faculty, JK Lone, MBS, New Hospital and Super Specialty Block, whereas the capability of the vegetation put in in these hospitals is a lot that greater than 1500 cylinders will be crammed day by day. On the opposite, 400 to 500 cylinders are being ordered within the hospitals day by day.
Crores of rupees spent however no upkeep: Crores of rupees have been spent on putting in oxygen vegetation in hospitals. Apart from the PM Care Fund, the state authorities had additionally invested cash. Lakhs of rupees will be saved per thirty days if they’re used completely, however their routine upkeep has not been performed. Due to this, many of the vegetation are closed. At the identical time, some have stopped working even throughout the assure interval, which the corporate that put in them has not repaired.
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Superintendent of JK Lone Hospital, Dr. Nirmala Sharma says that we now have written to KDA officers a number of occasions to restore these vegetation. We have additionally met them personally. They say that these might be repaired from Jaipur stage. Correspondence has additionally been performed by the Medical College Principal. We have additionally knowledgeable the Divisional Commissioner on this regard.
20 oxygen vegetation shut down (ETV Bharat GFX)
400 cylinders coming day by day: There are 5 vegetation within the new hospital of the medical faculty. One of those is a 20,000-litre liquid oxygen plant. This plant is at present working, whereas 4 vegetation are of various capacities, with a complete capability of about 2200 litres per minute. Only one in every of these vegetation is at present working. In such a state of affairs, the dependence on cylinders has elevated within the hospital. The hospital wants round 250 to 300 oxygen cylinders day by day. Around 120 cylinders are at present being ordered, whereas if these vegetation had been operational, there could be no must get them organized. Similarly, 150 cylinders are at present being ordered day by day in MBS Hospital. Similarly, round 100 to 125 cylinders are being ordered day by day in JK Lone Hospital.
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Plant not put in correctly in SSB: On the opposite hand, if we speak in regards to the Super Specialty Block (SSB), there are 6 vegetation of various capacities. Their complete capability is 3500 liters per minute. Out of those, just one plant is working, whereas one plant has been closed for 2 and a half years. At the identical time, the remaining three vegetation had been closed in January, March and July. The contractor has not handed over one plant as a result of he was not capable of generate oxygen correctly.
Dr. Nirmala Sharma says that oxygen is important and we have to get it instantly, that’s the reason orders have been issued to proceed the provision by means of cylinders. MBS Hospital Superintendent Dr. Dharmaraj Meena says that liquid oxygen and oxygen technology vegetation are additionally closed. In such a state of affairs, provide is being taken by means of cylinders. We are additionally taking it from some vegetation. Continuous efforts are additionally being made to get them repaired.
Most of the vegetation weren’t handed over: The oxygen vegetation put in in a rush broke down throughout the guarantee interval itself. The hospital administration is consistently speaking to firms to restore them. Most of the oxygen vegetation had been constructed by Kota Development Authority (then UIT). Letters have additionally been despatched to KDA and DRDO relating to this. Also, some oxygen vegetation haven’t been handed over but, letters have additionally been written at hand them over. The contractors who put in these vegetation will not be even doing the work additional. Due to this, hospitals have develop into depending on cylinders.
