Sadar hosp must get 300 O2 beds in 10 days, says HC

Ranchi: Dissatisfied with the response of the government and M/s Vijeta Constructions, the contractor which has been allotted the work of commissioning beds with oxygen in sadar hospital, the Jharkhand high court has directed the company to finish the work in 10 days failing which “strict action” will be initiated.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing a public interest litigation online on Wednesday when it ordered M/s Vijeta Constructions to come up with a concrete plan for completion of the project within the time frame.
The bench during the course of hearing was informed that the contractor will require a minimum of 30 days for completing the project of commissioning 300 beds with oxygen in the sadar hospital. The court was peeved with such disclosure and queried why cannot a temporary arrangement of a storage tank of oxygen be made in the hospital campus.
The court also issued notices to the Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Bokaro and the Union government to intervene in the matter. The court had earlier on May 3 ordered that the pending work at the sadar hospital be completed in two days which was not done. The case will now be heard in the next week.
The court had taken up the matter after the government failed to keep its earlier commitment to adequately increase the number of beds at the sadar hospital. The high court had ordered the state to ensure that at least 500 beds be provided at the swanky sadar hospital in the city last year.
The government had informed the court that it is on the way to commission 300 beds at the sadar hospital with oxygen facility for the treatment of Covid patients in the capital and neighbouring areas. The work, however, has not been completed till date after which it is being monitored by the high court.