Chandigarh, July 3 - Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) in Karnal is the second institute in the state after PGI Rohtak to provide quality health services to the patients.

The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering  at KCGMC, Karnal today after felicitating the health workers who have rendered excellent services during COVID-19. 

Earlier, he inaugurated a dialysis centre in this medical college built at a cost of Rs.1 crore.  As many as eight  machines have been installed in this dialysis centre. 

The Chief Minister said that with the setting up of this dialysis centre, timely and required treatment to critical patients can be assured  and their lives would be saved.

Lauding  the pivotal role played by the doctors and health workers in KCGMC during this Pandemic,  the Chief Minister said that the doctors while considering   social service as their  supreme religion had treated every  patient as their own family.  

He said that Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya University of Medical Sciences to be built in Kutel village would also greatly benefit the health  services being provided by KCGMC. 

He said that  efforts are  being made by the state government to ensure maximum vaccination so that safety of everyone can be ensured from the  expected third wave of COVID-19. 

The Chief Minister said that Haryana is geared up to tackle the third wave. All the adequate arrangements have been made.  Oxygen plants are also being set up at CHC level in the state.  No person in the state will have to face any problem to get timely treatment, said Sh. Manohar Lal. 

The Chief Minister said that the second wave was very  dangerous, the shortage of oxygen was overcome with continuous efforts.

Speaking on this occasion, MP Sh. Sanjay Bhatia thanked the religious and social organizations of the district for supporting state government in their fight against this Pandemic. 

He said thet as many as 1 lakh masks were given by an American company and 15 lakh masks and PPE kits are being transported to the state by sea route.  

He also expressed his gratitude to Sh.  Yashpal Keharwal, General Manager, Ebro Company for setting up a  250 MT oxygen plant  by Ebro Company at KCGMC, costing  around Rs 50 lakh.

KCGMC Director, Dr. Jagdish Dureja said that the staff worked tirelessly during the Panemic.   The Chief Minister from his voluntary fund had donated The  Ecmo machine for the service of the patients, which went a long way in saving the lives of the patients.

On this occasion, Director, KCGMC, Dr. Jagdish Dureja, Dr. Utkarsh, Dr. Varun Arora, Dr. Sunpreet, Staff Nurses Shilpa and Saroj Duhan, sweepers Jagwinder and Manoj, Class IV employees Sanjeev and Naresh were felicitated.