Ventilators for Marathwada working well? HC seeks report

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court bench at Aurangabad on Monday was of the “view that there should not be any scope for any suspicion and circumspection” over 150 ventilators supplied to the Marathwada region from central funds and directed the divisional commissioner to collect specific reports from various district collectors, wherever ventilators from this lot have been allocated on their performance and to submit a report by June 21.
The HC however made it clear that 18 ventilators which are functional in the last week and may be put to use with a backup ventilator, as mentioned in the Centre’s affidavit by G K Pillai, undersecretary Union ministry of health and family welfare.
A report submitted to the HC stated that of 19 ventilators examined, 16 were found to be functioning “satisfactorily’’ but three were “faulty” of which two were repaired and one is yet to be, by the manufacturer.