BUDGAM, MAY 18: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Budgam to take stock of arrangements in view of COVID pandemic. He assessed the status of medical facilities, man power, medical infrastructure, bed capacity and status of Tele medication.
The meeting was attended by DDC Chairman Nazir Ahmad Khan, Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza, DDC members, BDCs, Chief Engineer KPDL Aijaz Ahmad Dar, Director RDD Tariq Ahmad Zargar, SSP Budgam Tahir Saleem Khan, representatives of trade union Budgam, transportation union, religious leaders and some political activists.
Speaking on the occasion, Advisor Baseer Khan said that the main objective of the visit to Budgam is to have one to one interaction with all stake holders and to have the feedback about preparedness of adminstration to face this second wave of COVID.
He said sincere approach, support and Cooperation from all the segments of the society can prove pivotal in containing Covid-19 spread. With the sustained efforts of administration and public cooperation, in the days to come, the spread of infection is expected to come down.
The Advisor said that Oxygen has turned out to be the most important therapy to deal with this pandemic and J&K adminstration has been working to make the Union Territory self sufficient on this account. Besides having established Oxygen plants in almost every district, we have received seven high quality oxygen plants from Germany.
Advisor Khan said efforts are on to enhance bedding capacities in all the districts to handle any unforseen spike in cases. He said more attention in this aspect is needed at panchayat levels.
At the grass root level also intervention is required to identify the locations where facilities like bedding, oxygen, other medical care and equipment can be placed and installed.
The Advisor on the occasion directed department of RDD that all BDOs, BDCs and other Panchayat Representatives in consultation with ACD to prepare a detailed report on the availability of locations, identification of ideal facilities where micro covid care centers could be set up and same should be submitted within 4 days.
The Advisor further said that people should be made aware about advantages of tele consultations and tele medication as this initiative is showing enormous results.
The Advisor directed District Administration to keep trained consultants and doctors available at all Tehsil and Block Level. The Advisor directed CMO Budgam to establish a Covid-19 pediatric treatment ward as a proactive approach. He emphasized on aggressive testing as well as vaccination process.
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