Amidst the ongoing RAT drive in coal mines of BCCL that started from today,a new 300 bed covid hospital started functioning here in coal capital. Now, Dhanbad has 1005 beds available for Covid patients at nine hospitals at  different locations in the district. Dhanbad deputy commissioner Uma Shankar Singh inaugurated the new facility at PG block of the PMCH along with the officials of the Maithon Power Limited (MPL) that has funded for the facilities under its corporate social responsibility project besides the doctors of PMCH . MPL CEO Rahul Jha said, the company would be extending it’s support for betterment of the society. The DC said, the new hospital has a yoga centre, music area and telemedicine studio for betterment of patients .The administration of the hospital is to be in the hands of PMCH that would appoint doctors and staff there.

The DC said that the plasma centre of PMCH with three trained doctors and other trained paramedical staff would start operation very soon .The facilities are being increased keeping in view the rise in Corona patients that have come up during the ongoing RAT drive launched in the district at vulnerable locations.

In view of the rising number, a special drive has been launched at more that 10 locations targeting the coal miners.

The locations include Moonidih project,Tegulmari,Lodna , Nichitpur, Layakdih, Amlabad,Bhimkanali mines besides Mahuda dispensary,Tillatand Regional Hospital and Bhowra regional hospital of the BCCL.

Deputy commissioner in an appeal has requested people to avail the facilities of RAT camp in respective localities as part of the ongoing fight against this disease.