Central team lauds TSTeam inspects 1,500-bed Covid-19 hospital established at Gachibowli

The Inter-Ministerial Central Team inspecting Akshaya Patra Central Kitchen in Hyderabad on Saturday.

City Bureau   Hyderabad

A five-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team that visited the city on Saturday appreciated the initiatives taken by the State government to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, in Telangana.

Headed by Arun Baroka, Additional Secretary with the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the team inspected the 1,500-bed Covid-19 hospital established at Gachibowli. The team enquired about availability of doctors, support staff, testing kits, personal protective equipment (PPEs) and masks. The team also inspected the Annapurna free meals distribution centre at Gachhibowli Circle and interacted with beneficiaries before visiting the Akshaya Patra Central Kitchens set up at Kokapet and Narsingi.

Preparedness

An official, who accompanied the Central team members, said they were satisfied with the overall preparedness of the State government in dealing with the situation. At the Gachibowli hospital, Panchayat Raj Commissioner M. Raghunandan Rao explained to the team that all prominent government hospitals in the districts were declared Covid-19 hospitals and that as many as 2,000 beds were available in different hospitals of the city.(See PAGE 2)