New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has assisted the Uttarakhand government by transferring oxygen cylinders to Civil Hospital and establishing a COVID-Care centre and a vaccination centre on the campus to fight the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The IIT-Roorkee took the call to help the government in view of the massive surge in active COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand.
IIT-Roorkee has shifted 14 Oxygen cylinders to Roorkee Civil Hospital. Another set of 51 non-Oxygen cylinders have also been provided to convert those into Oxygen cylinders, an official statement from the premier institute said.
“These oxygen cylinders will help tackle oxygen shortage for coronavirus patients. We are indebted to IIT Roorkee for this noble initiative. We hope that the Institute will continue to inspire the youth through its various social initiatives,” Chief Medical Superintendent, Civil Hospital, Roorkee, Dr Sanjay Kansal was quoted as saying by NDTV.
According to the IIT-Roorkee statement, a 150-bedded COVID Care Centre has been set up at the Ganga Bhawan on the campus whose capacity can also be expanded easily.
“The sharp spike in coronavirus cases across the country has led to a shortage of beds and oxygen, causing untold hardships to the patients. These initiatives are in line with our commitment to augment the efforts of the government to help our country tide over these unprecedented times,” said IIT-Roorkee director Professor Ajit K Chaturvedi.
Subhash Chandra Bose Club of the Institute has been made available so that it can be used as a Vaccination Centre for the benefit of the local population outside the IIT-Roorkee campus, the institute statement added.
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