nChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan demanding the remaining amount of Rs 736.74 crore to operate Covid dedicated hospitals and Covid centres in the state and immediate supply of resources required to curb coronavirus.
In his letter, the Chief Minister also informed the Union Minister about the current situation of corona infection in the state and thanked the central government for the technical assistance and guidance given during the pandemic.
Baghel said that to prevent the spread of coronavirus, 29 dedicated hospitals and 221 Covid care Centres have been established in Chhattisgarh.
At present, the state government have set up 29,111 hospital beds, including 406 ICU and 370 HDU beds.
The Health and Family Welfare Department of Chhattisgarh had written demanding Rs 821.93 crore for operating Covid Hospitals and Covid Care Centres but only Rs 85.19 crore has been received till date.
The Chief Minister urged the Union Minister to provide the remaining Rs 736.74 crore as soon as possible.
Baghel said that at a time when the number of critical patients is increasing, there is an urgent need to increase the number of available ICU beds from 54 to 200 beds in AIIMS Raipur.
He said that in the past also various materials were demanded by the state against which very little quantity of material was received from the Centre.