PM Modi for medical college in every district
CM Biren thankful to PM, says pandemic almost overcome in state
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, October 07 2021:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually dedicated 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants set up under the PM-CARES across different states and Union Territories, including one at District Hospital, Bishnupur on Thursday.
On behalf of the Prime Minister, CM N Biren Singh unveiled the inauguration plaque and cut the ribbon for the PSA Plant of District Hospital, Bishnupur and also conveyed gratitude to the PM for extending material and financial support to the state in combatting the pandemic.
The chief minister along with Manipur Pollution Control Board chairman L Radhakishore, chief secretary Dr Rajesh Kumar, additional chief secretary (Health and Family Welfare) V Vumlunmang, other officials and public watched the function that was streamed live from AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Modi expressed happiness that from the land where life-giving forces like Yoga and Ayurveda gained strength, today, oxygen plants were being dedicated.
The day also coincides with the day on which Modi was sworn in as the chief minister of Gujarat for the first time, 20 years ago.
He said the facilities which India prepared in a short period to fight the Covid pandemic, shows the capability of the country.
Network of about 3000 testing labs were created from just one testing lab, before the pandemic, he added.
India has transformed from being an importer to an exporter of masks and kits.
Facilities of new ventilators were made available even in remote areas of the country, the PM said.
"India has made rapid and large-scale manufacturing of Made in India Corona Vaccine.
India has also launched the world's largest and fastest vaccination campaign," he said and added that what India has done is a symbol of the country's determination, service and solidarity.
Modi said in normal days, India used to produce 900 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen a day.
As the demand increased, India augmented the production of medical oxygen by more than 10 times, which he opined was an unimaginable goal for any country in the world, but India has achieved it.
He also remarked that it is a matter of pride for every Indian that 93 crore doses of Corona vaccine have been administered and very soon India would cross the 100 crore mark.
The PM further stated India has shown the way to the whole world by building the Cowin platform that shows how vaccination is done on such a large scale.
While proclaiming that the government does not wait for the citizens to come to it with their problems seeking action, he said it is rather the government going to the citizens.
He also noted that till 6-7 years ago, only few states had the facility of AIIMS compared to which process and work are underway to take AIIMS to every state.
India is moving fast from just six AIIMS to build a strong network of 22 AIIMS, he remarked and affirmed that it is the goal of the government that there must be at least one medical college in every district of the country.
Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the function, chief minister Biren on behalf of the people of Manipur expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for sanctioning PSA Oxygen Plants for all the 16 districts of the state under PM CARES Fund.
He said that with the intervention of the PM and the assistance from the Union health ministry, the COVID-19 pandemic is now almost overcome in the state.
It may be mentioned that apart from the 16 PSA Oxygen Plants set up under PM-CARES, the state government has also installed another six PSA plants at different medical facilities with funds from the Tribal Affairs and Hills Department.
In addition to it, the state has also installed two PSA Plants of 1000 LPM for JNIMS and two Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) tanks of 10 KL and 20 KL at Porompat.