Gujarat: Nod for mass production of ventilators

GANDHINAGAR/RAJKOT: Jyoti CNC, the Rajkot-based firm that was tasked with making ventilators in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, is all set to make the cost-effective life-support equipment on a mass scale.
With coronavirus cases shooting up by the day, India is facing a shortage of ventilators.
On Saturday, the Gujarat government cleared the mass production of ventilator, which has been christened 'Dhaman-1,'developed by the Rajkot firm promoted by first generation entrepreneur Parakramsinh Jadeja.The indigenously developed ventilator was tested successfully at the Ahmedabad Covid-19 special hospital in the presence of chief minister Vijay Rupani and deputy CM Nitin Patel on Friday.
Jyoti CNC successfully made the ventilator within a week despite the constraints of time and availability of key parts.
Talking to TOI, Jadeja said they requested the centre and state governments and got nearly 26 companies manufacturing different parts of ventilator opened as they were closed for the lockdown.
"The first challenge was that we had to make ventilators from the parts available in the country during lockdown situation. We did not have the option to import any parts," Jadeja added. The other challenge to develop the ventilator as fast as possible given the pandemic situation.
"We have taken the first step successfully by completing the design and getting the regulatory approval. We aim to start mass production in the next three to four days. We expect to start making 100 ventilators per day in next five days," the C&MD added.
The medical concept was designed by Rajkot-based firm promoted by Rajendrasinh Parmar that is engaged in maintenance and service of ventilators while Jyoti CNC will be manufacturing.
Rupani said successful development of the cost-effective ventilator is a major leap towards addressing the acute shortage of ventilators across the country.
"This will help the country in meeting the demand of ventilators for treating patients in the time of coronavirus outbreak. It is also very cost-effective also so it will help us provide quality medical services to the masses."