CM inaugurates solar power system for health centres
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, June 23 2022:
Chief minister N Biren Singh virtually inaugurated the Solar Power System for government health facilities of three districts namely Chandel, Churachandpur and Tamenglong at his Secretariat office on Thursday.
SELCO Foundation in collaboration with Directorate of Health Services has set up solar power system at 68 healthcare centres in the three districts and provided them with energy efficient equipment, including a radiant warmer, suction appa ratus, spot light, solar direct drive vaccine refrigerator and luminaries.
The project was taken up as one of the 100 Action Points for 100 days of the state government.
Speaking at the event, Biren appreciated the SELCO Foundation and officials of the districts for successfully implementing the project and expressed confidence that with the operation of the Solar Power System, the 68 Health Centres in the three districts will be able to provide improved service to the needy people round the clock.
While acknowledging that remote areas of the state have been facing irregularities in power supply due to the long rainy season and its consequences like landslides and floods, he also stated the government is fully aware about the problems besetting healthcare centres in rural areas.
As such, government supported the proposal of SELCO Foundation to provide interrupted power supply through solar power systems, Biren added.
He then stressed on the importance of proper maintenance of solar power projects and suggested that one person each be assigned in all the 68 Health Centres to specifically look after the solar panel and other components.
Training should be provided to the person in consultation with SELCO Foundation if required, he added.
CM Biren also proposed CEO, SELCO Foundation Harish Hande, who attended the programme virtually, to cover all remote areas of the state with similar project and assured all possible support from the government side.
In their brief speeches, chief medical officers of the three districts expressed their gratitude to chief minister for coming up with the initiative to provide uninterrupted power supply to health centres and informed that these centres are now able to provide better health care services to the public.
Health and Family Welfare minister Dr Sapam Ranjan, chief secretary Dr Rajesh Kumar, additional chief secretary V Vumlunmang, Health Services director Dr K Rajo and representative of SELCO Foundation also attended the programme among others.