Major government hospitals ramping up fire safety measures
CHENNAI, MAY 06, 2019 00:00 IST
Powerful motors installed for hydrants at the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital.S. R. Raghunathan
Health Department initiative after directive from Madras High Court
Several government hospitals in the city are putting in place fire safety measures.
Connecting corridors and ramps for easy evacuation of patients are coming up at some major hospitals, while works to install fire hydrant systems and fire alarms are also progressing.
The Health Department has taken up the measures to strengthen fire-fighting and evacuation arrangements following a directive from the Madras High Court nearly two years ago. While most of the new buildings fulfil the requirements, the works are mostly being taken up in older blocks, authorities said.
The works are in different stages of completion at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital, the Government Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Hospital, the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children (ICH) and the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Government Hospital for Women and Children.
Funds sanctioned
At the RGGGH, funds to the tune of Rs. 3.2 crore were sanctioned for constructing ramps at the cardiology, cardiothoracic and orthopaedics blocks and work is on, said its dean R. Jayanthi.
While there is already a connecting corridor between Tower Block I and II, a new corridor connecting the urology-nephrology block and specialities block will be constructed, she said.
Another Rs. 3.7 crore was sanctioned for the RGGGH. “This includes construction of separate sumps for storing water for extinguishing fire, fire extinguishers and other requirements mandated by norms. These measures are progressing at the cardiology, cardiothoracic, neurology, orthopaedics and specialities blocks and nearly 50% works have been completed,” she said. Fire alarms and sprinklers have been installed in all buildings.
The Government Stanley Medical College Hospital recently purchased 260 fire extinguishers, dean S. Ponnambala Namasivayam said. “Generators and transformers should be installed on elevated civil structures and not on the ground-level to prevent untoward incidents during floods. Such elevated structures are being constructed in 15 spots at the hospital, and the work is in various stages of completion,” he said.
A fire hydrant system is coming up in old buildings. “Water pipelines are being installed in old buildings. Separate sumps to store water for fire-fighting purposes are being constructed,” he added.
At the KMC, a corridor connecting the orthopaedics block and surgical block is coming up. A ramp had been constructed for the nine-storey speciality block at the ICH and the block has been connected to the main building, said ICH director A.T. Arasar Seeralar.
CHENNAI, MAY 06, 2019 00:00 IST
Powerful motors installed for hydrants at the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital.S. R. Raghunathan
Health Department initiative after directive from Madras High Court
Several government hospitals in the city are putting in place fire safety measures.
Connecting corridors and ramps for easy evacuation of patients are coming up at some major hospitals, while works to install fire hydrant systems and fire alarms are also progressing.
The Health Department has taken up the measures to strengthen fire-fighting and evacuation arrangements following a directive from the Madras High Court nearly two years ago. While most of the new buildings fulfil the requirements, the works are mostly being taken up in older blocks, authorities said.
The works are in different stages of completion at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital, the Government Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) Hospital, the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children (ICH) and the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Government Hospital for Women and Children.
Funds sanctioned
At the RGGGH, funds to the tune of Rs. 3.2 crore were sanctioned for constructing ramps at the cardiology, cardiothoracic and orthopaedics blocks and work is on, said its dean R. Jayanthi.
While there is already a connecting corridor between Tower Block I and II, a new corridor connecting the urology-nephrology block and specialities block will be constructed, she said.
Another Rs. 3.7 crore was sanctioned for the RGGGH. “This includes construction of separate sumps for storing water for extinguishing fire, fire extinguishers and other requirements mandated by norms. These measures are progressing at the cardiology, cardiothoracic, neurology, orthopaedics and specialities blocks and nearly 50% works have been completed,” she said. Fire alarms and sprinklers have been installed in all buildings.
The Government Stanley Medical College Hospital recently purchased 260 fire extinguishers, dean S. Ponnambala Namasivayam said. “Generators and transformers should be installed on elevated civil structures and not on the ground-level to prevent untoward incidents during floods. Such elevated structures are being constructed in 15 spots at the hospital, and the work is in various stages of completion,” he said.
A fire hydrant system is coming up in old buildings. “Water pipelines are being installed in old buildings. Separate sumps to store water for fire-fighting purposes are being constructed,” he added.
At the KMC, a corridor connecting the orthopaedics block and surgical block is coming up. A ramp had been constructed for the nine-storey speciality block at the ICH and the block has been connected to the main building, said ICH director A.T. Arasar Seeralar.
No comments:
Post a Comment