During the Simhastha, 3,655 patients have been treated so far by the Health Department in the Mela area. There are special arrangements for attending health issues of saints, pilgrims and others. The Health Department has made arrangements to face any emergency situation.
The department has installed a control room as well. The Health Department’s Principal Secretary Gauri Singh will herself supervise the arrangements and ensure its working.
Shimhastha has started with the first ‘Shahi Snan.’ In the Mela area the health department has made special arrangements for the pilgrims and others. Special arrangements have been made to deal with emergency situations. There will be mobile dispensary along with satellite hospital, temporary dispensary and in the city separate wards for female and male patients.
To deal with emergency the participation of private hospitals along with government hospitals have been ensured. In these hospitals there are a total of 1755 beds. In the mela area there are 38 Intensive Care Units installed.
In the mela area there will also be an outpatient department which will test the pilgrims and others for diabetes and blood pressure and treat them along with counseling. Considering the rising temperature loo, diarrhea and vomiting will also be treated free of cost.
During the entire Simhastha, the doctors and other health staff will be present among the public to provide them with health facilities. Natural or sudden disaster management will be a priority like saving someone from drowning or being crushed in the crowd, injured in short circuit, acid attacks, fire accidents, food-poisoning and road accidents.
To deal with the disaster emergency vehicles like 108 ambulance and other ambulances have been arranged.
In the mela area the pilgrims and others are being given free treatment and till now 3655 patients have been treated by the health department.
Out of the 3655 patients 291 were suffering from fever, 243 suffering from asthma, 178 diarrhea patients were treated. Similarly in Kaal Bhairav zone with illness 198 patients came, out of which two patients were referred. In the Mangalnath zone 488 patients were treated and one was referred. In the Mahakal Zone 398 patients and in Dutt Akhada zone 785 patients were treated. In Chamunda zone 1689 patients were treated whereas in Triveni zone 97 patients were tested for health issues and given treatment.