DRDO's 500-bed Covid hospital inaugurated in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO) 500-bed Covid Hospital at Khonmoh in Srinagar outskirts.
After constructing similar 500-bed Covid hospital in Jammu, DRDO has completed another 500-bedded hospital in Srinagar in just 17 days, a official spokesman said.
The official said, the centrally air-conditioned medical facility has capacity for 125 ICU beds, out of which 25 are reserved for children and 375 beds are with 24-hour oxygen connectivity.
10-bed Triage area has also been built in 100 sq metre. The Covid care facility will fully start its operations once the trial run of all the Medicare facilities is completed, the official said.
Speaking at the occasion, LG Sihna said: “it was only due to personal intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that J&K has witnessed such an enhancement of the medical infrastructure. Recently, the UT received 16 Medical Oxygen Generation Plants from Europe in a short span of three weeks, thus substantially enhanced the medical oxygen availability in the region.”
The Lt governor also lauded the DRDO for playing a key role in India's fight against Covid-19. “I acknowledge the hard work of DRDO officials, who have completed both (Srinagar and Jammu) the hospitals in a short span of time, therefore adding 1000 additional beds to serve the people in Jammu and Kashmir”, he added.
LG Manoj Sinha said, our strategy has been to implement a host of interventions in response to the evolving situations and then quantifying the impact of those initiatives in providing relief to the patients and strengthening the overall healthcare delivery system.
Meanwhile, the Lt governor took a round of the various sections of the facility and enquired about the Covid care facilities to be extended to the patients including diagnostic facilities, medical equipment, oxygen supply, doctors, paramedics and other healthcare facilities.