The entire Country is currently wrecked by Covid-19 pandemic. Even people who have recovered from Coronavirus infection are facing various health issues. To cater to the post Covid challenges faced by affected persons, a “Post Covid Treatment Centre '' was inaugurated at Central Coalfield Limited (CCL), Gandhi Nagar Central Hospital by CCL, Chairman cum Managing Director, PM Prasad .
Director Technical (Operation), VK Srivastava, Director Technical ( P&P), Bhola Singh, Director (Finanace), NK Agarwal and CVO CCL, SK Sinha also graced the occasion. CMS CCL, Dr DKL Chauhan along with Dr Mita Paul, Dr Ratnesh Jain, Dr Anjana Jha, Dr RK Singh, along with other doctors and employees of the company were also present on the occasion. Everyone present wore masks and practiced social distancing.
Speaking on the occasion, Prasad said that it is important for people to take proper care in post Covid recovery. He added that people should get themselves checked if they feel anything wrong. He motivated people to get vaccinated at the earliest so that the infection could be prevented.
Post Covid Treatment Centre will have specialists for cardiac, lungs and other fields. The centre will also have physiotherapist to help the recovered patients in breathing exercises. The treatment at the centre will be free of cost for any recovered patient.
CCL, which has allowed mining activities, has recorded a 112 per cent increase in production which is 84 million tonnes (MT) in April 2021 as against the corresponding period of 2020.
The surge in infections has led to the re-imposition of severe lockdown in Jharkhand till the morning of May 27 which has imposed many restrictions to flatten the COVID-19 virus curve.
The guidelines allow mining activities in Jharkhand so that raw coal is supplied to the power plants situated in Jharkhand and other parts of the country.
CCL CMD PM Prasad said under the prevailing circumstances he has asked officials to work closely with the State Government and District Administration to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
CCL has mining operations in Chatra, Latehar, Ramgarh, Hazaribag, Bokaro, Ranchi, Giridih and Palamu districts of Jharkhand. It has 62 operative mines including 40 opencast and it has a workforce of about 37,000.