A 200-bedded oxygen-equipped Covid-care facility at Burnpur, made by the SAIL-ISP Burnpur, was inaugurated by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan. The facility is also equipped with 10 ventilators and 8 ICU beds are also being made operational at the facility. SAIL-ISP Burnpur has converted its 32 room Chhotadighari Vidyapeeth HS School into 200 bedded Jumbo Covid Care Facility which is being put to service.
The new temporary facility is a part of the 500-bedded Covid-care centre being established by SAIL for providing critical care to COVID-19 patients in and around Burnpur (Asansol) and Paschim Bardhaman region of West Bengal.
Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said that the nation faced unprecedented demand for medical oxygen during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. He expressed satisfaction that the steel sector has stood up during these testing times and worked on a war footing basis to supply liquid medical oxygen in the country.
Pradhan said that he is glad that today SAIL is starting its first such COVID-care facility with gaseous oxygen in Burnpur. He also called for maintenance of the facility by SAIL to ensure superior hygiene and environment for the patients. Minister Pradhan also called for setting up testing facilities at the centre and also by other steel plants to ensure aggressive testing and tracing to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister of State for Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste, MoS Environment, Forest & Climate Change Babul Supriyo and MLA, South Asansol Agnimitra Paul and Soma Mondal, Chairman, SAIL were also present in the event along with other senior officials of the Ministry of Steel and SAIL.