VENTILATOR, AMBULANCE & OTHER NECESSARY EQUIPMENTS SHOULD BE BOUGHT IMMEDIATELY: MP DR AMAR SINGH
Ludhiana, March 31, 2020: In view of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19), the Civil Surgeons of Ludhiana and Sri Fatehgarh Sahib districts had sent request letters to Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh for the purchase of some important medical equipment, that was approved immediately and the MP has written letters to the Deputy Commissioners to allocate funds amounting to Rs 72,98,500.
While providing information, Dr Amar Singh informed that to tackle the spread of COVID 19, Civil Surgeon Ludhiana had demanded Rs 34,98,500 whereas Civil Surgeon Fatehgarh Sahib had demanded Rs 38 lakh. He informed that these funds would be spent for purchasing ventilators, ambulances, infrared thermometers, PPE Kits, three ply masks, latex gloves, sanitisers, portable X Ray machines, oxygen cylinders including regulator, wheel chairs, stretchers, pulse oximeters, Ambu bags, multi para monitors, besides other equipments.
It is pertinent to mention that Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh have already authorised the Deputy Commissioners of Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib and Sangrur to use his MPLAD funds for their efforts to check the spread of Novel Coronavirus in their respective districts. Following this initiative, the Civil Surgeons had requested the MP to allocate these funds for the purchase of several equipments.