Considering the corona outbreak in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, the administration has acquired NMDC’s Kirandul project hospital to care for Covid-19 patients, the government said on Thursday.
“Currently, a 100-bed exclusive Covid treatment centre is operational at Geedam town of Dantewada district. By September 10 the numbers of Covid positive patients has reached 196 in the district due to which there was a need of a new Centre,” an official press release said.
District Collector Deepak Soni ordered to acquire the mining giant NMDC’s Kirandul Hospital.
For running OPD (outpatient department) of the hospital, a separate building will be identified and those who need admission will be shifted to NMDC Apollo Hospital Bacheli, it added.
NMDC Ltd is India’s largest iron ore producer and a diversified Navaratna PSU.