Credai donates oxygen devices to Kolkata municipal Corporation

KOLKATA: The Bengal chapter of builders’ umbrella body, Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (Credai), handed over 150 oxygen concentrators and 250 oxygen cylinders to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s board of administrators chairman, Firhad Hakim, on Thursday.
The crucial medical devices will equip the KMC clinics in boroughs and wards before the next wave of Covid-19, augmenting the facilities to provide initial care to distressed patients prior to hospitalisation.In the second wave, hospital resources and medical equipment were severely stretched, leading to patient distress and even loss of life.
According to a KMC health department official, these medical devices will be stored centrally and distributed to borough health offices when needed. A civic official, associated with the KMC’s Covid team, said these devices will be helpful if a third wave hits the city. “Currently, the demand for oxygen concentrators at our safe homes is on the wane,” said the official.
In all, 14 real estate developers affiliated to Credai Bengal donated the devices — Belani Group, Merlin Group, Salarpuria Group, PS Group, Rungta Group, Arya Group, Ideal Group, Signum Group, Primarc Realty, Diamond Group, Ambuja Neotia, Smita Properties, 90 Degrees and NPR Developers.
“The real estate industry has responded to the Covid crisis by donating these medical devices to KMC clinics because they are crucial for treating people in case of subsequent Covid wave,” said Credai Bengal president, Nandu Belani.