CM checks Covid facilities in Pithoragarh, inaugurates various development works
Monday, 24 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat checked the health facilities for tackling Covid-19 in Pithoragarh district on Sunday. Reaching the base hospital in the district headquarters, he inspected the Covid care centre and work done on the oxygen generation plant building and RT-PCR testing laboratory.
Enquiring about the condition of Covid patients, he also unveiled the foundation stone for the oxygen generation hall being built at a cost of Rs 26.92 lakh at the base hospital. Rawat then visited the district hospital and checked the condition of Covid patients and the arrangements for their treatment. The chief medical officer informed that the oxygen plant in the hospital will start functioning from the coming week. The CM and MP Ajay Tamta also donned PPE kits and met the patients in the Covid ward and ICU.
Later, at the Vikas Bhawan, the CM inaugurated eight development works costing about Rs seven crore and unveiled the foundation stones for three development works costing Rs 4.52 crore.
