Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday said Committees related to Covid-19 must work with greater commitment, coordination and dedication to ensure that the State succeeds in curbing the spread of the corona virus in the State.
Presiding over the meeting held here to interact with the four Committees constituted recently to ensure optimum utilization and mobilization of resources, the
Minister directed the Logistic Committee to ensure effective monitoring of availability of oxygen as per requirement at all facilities besides ensuring timely placement of orders of oxygen cylinders. He said that the Committee must also timely decide movement of oxygen cylinder as per requirement/ patient load both inter district and inter facility. He said that the Committee must also ensure that PSA plants were made operational immediately. He said that an effective plan must be prepared for creation of additional bed capacity at various levels.
Thakur said that efforts must also be made to augment the oxygen production in the State, besides expediting work on new oxygen plants. He said that uninterrupted power supply to all the oxygen plants must also be ensured so that the production process goes smoothly. He said that in order to reduce fatality rate the patients under home isolation must be admitted in hospital at the earliest
The Chief Minister asked the Corporate Social Responsibility Coordination/Contribution Committee to motivate the corporate houses in the State to generously contribute towards the HP SDMA Covid-19 Fund, besides helping the State in fighting the pandemic.
He said that the Committee must also coordinate with all prospective donors and industrial associations to liberally contribute towards the fund. He said that the Committee would effectively liaise with all facilities in the state to assess the gaps in resources and mobilize the resources and ensure that the items donated are properly accounted for and promptly routed to various facilities in the state.
Thakur directed the Media /IEC Committee to effectively disseminate updated data and correct information to the media besides eliminating information gaps at all levels. He said that the media must be provided information well in time and must be apprised with factual condition.
He said that efforts must be made to provide media with desired information well in time for which the Committee must also hold regular briefings.
Chief Minister said that Covid-19 patients/ambulance management committee must ensure smooth and hassle free transportation of Covid patients to the hospitals and back home. He said that requisition of private vehicles could also be done for transportation of the patients by properly modifying the same with separating the patient and driving space by using a transparent shield to ensure proper inter district movement of patients etc.
He directed the Committee to ensure smooth movement of patients to appropriate facilities after analysing their symptoms and would also take decisions about inter district or inter facility movement of patients. He said that the committee must also take decision on movement or procurement of essential medicines and ensure that there was no shortage of any drug in any covid facility.
