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CEC inaugurates 500 LPM O2 plant at DH Kargil

Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor (CEC), LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan today inaugurated a 500 LPM Oxygen Plant at District Hospital Kargil.

The CEC inaugurated the oxygen plant in presence of Executive Councilor Horticulture Aga Syed Mehdi Fazili, Bikram Singh, Group General Manager of NHPC, CMO Kargil Dr Munwar Hussain Wazir, Medical Superintendent DH Kargil, Dr Kacho Liyaqat Ali Khan besides other concerned officials were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, CEC Khan said that the oxygen plant has been installed under CSR &SD initiative of NHPC Ltd. at the district hospital.

He said the need of oxygen facilities was felt during the Covid-19 pandemic and so far every Community Health Centre (CHC) in Kargil has now oxygen facility available. He also said that the hospital at Kurbathang has already an oxygen facility available.

Khan said that oxygen facilities will ease the public at large and the patients and will help handle critical patients during emergencies.

The CEC on behalf of the administration of LAHDC Kargil thanked NHPC for making the oxygen plant functional saying that it will provide maximum benefits to the patients.

Bikram Singh, Group General Manager said NHPC along with electricity generation is doing many welfare works under CSR and the oxygen plant has been installed under the same. He thanked CEC Kargil and DC Kargil for their support from time to time in installing the oxygen plant. Singh said that they will continue its welfare works under CSR in Kargil district.

He said NHPC has already installed a 500 LPM oxygen plant at CHC Sankoo which was earlier inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor, UT Ladakh RK Mathur. Daily Excelsior

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