Subscribe Now! Get features like
Set-up amid the speculations of the third wave of Covid-19, Haryana’s first 100-beds portable hospital has given a boost to healthcare facilities in Kaithal district.
Built within the premises of the Kaithal civil hospital, the portable hospital cost nothing to the government. The ₹ 3.6 crore project was taken up by an NGO and was set up by medi-cab. The IIT-Madras-incubated start-up, Modulus Housing has developed this idea of portable hospital units called medi-cab. The medi-cab was first launched in Wayanad district of Kerala.
Since its inauguration by Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on February 26, the Kaithal hospital has provided treatment to hundreds of patients.
The hospital was set up with efforts of Pankhuri Gupta, a former chief minister’s good governance associate, as she made efforts to generate the funds required for this hospital when only two months were left of her contract with the government.
“During the second wave, we felt the need for more hospital beds to ensure that people of Kaithal do not face any problem if the number of Covid cases increase in future. I came to know that medi-cab could set up a portable hospital in Kaithal but it required ₹ 3.6 crore,” Gupta said.
“So, I contacted many NGOs and people involved in social activities for funding and managed to raise the ₹ 3.6 crore required with the help of the American India Foundation for a portable 100-bed hospital including an intensive care unit. We finished building the hospital in the target time of 1.5 months,” she added.
“I am humbled and thankful to the administration for smooth implementation of the project and am grateful that I could leave a valuable addition to the district’s healthcare services,” she said.
As per officials of the district health department, this hospital has all the latest facilities including an ICU and ventilators to treat critical patients.
The portable unit has been set up with prefabricated modular technology and telescopic frame for easy transportation. The life of such hospitals is around 15 years.
Kaithal deputy commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said setting up of the portable hospital has given boost to healthcare facilities here and has helped the health authorities provide better facilities to patients as now the number of beds has increased in district.
Kaithal chief medical officer Dr Jayant Ahuja said the hospital is operational and is being utilised for emergency services. He said induction of this facility has improved health services, especially in the emergency ward.
Neeraj Mohan is a correspondent, covering Karnal, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Yamunanagar districts of Haryana. ...view detail
Illegal encroachments of Noida man demolished days after he abused neighbour
Authorities on Monday demolished Noida Sector 93B resident Shrikant Tyagi's encroachments at Grand Omaxe residential society days after he was booked for assaulting and abusing a woman neighbour for objecting to them. “The Noida Authority hired workers, who demolished an illegal structure using handheld hammers. A bulldozer was also used to break the fibre glass structure put up at his... veranda,” said an official.
Declare ERCP as national project, Rajasthan CM Gehlot at NITI Aayog meeting
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday demanded that the government of India (GoI) should declare Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project as a national project. In the 7th meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog held on Sunday, he also urged to increase financial assistance of the Centre in various centrally sponsored schemes. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bengaluru: Woman injured by goods train at Yelahanka Railway Station
An unidentified woman suffered a 'major' injury after being hit by a goods train at Bengaluru's Yelahanka Railway Station Sunday. Staff from the Railway Protection Force acted promptly by giving her first aid treatment and then shifting her to a hospital for further treatment. It is not clear how the injury occurred.
Prior to 2023 state polls, Tripura parties prepare for village panel elections
Ahead of the assembly polls scheduled to be held in 2023, the political parties of Tripura are gearing up for the upcoming village committee polls of the autonomous district council. The High Court of Tripura, in a recent verdict, requested the state government to announce the schedule of village committee polls of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council and complete the poll process with declaration of results by first week of November.
Wife, granddaughter of retired cop killed in Meerut; robbery suspected: Police
In a tragic incident, the wife of a retired head constable and their granddaughter were killed by unknown assailants in their Meerut house on Sunday, police said. The murder took place in G block locality of Shastri Nagar under Nauchandi police station. Circle officer of Civil lines area Devendra Singh said police teams were on the spot and investigating the incident. The former policeman's wife and their 12-year-old granddaughter were also in the house.
Personalise your news feed. Follow trending topics