Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Sunday inaugurated a 130-oxygen-bedded facility at Saidapet in Chennai. The oxygen bed facilities have been developed in a record time of 72 hours. The oxygen beds inaugurated today have been funded by CREDAI as part of CSR activities. Besides this, CREDAI had set up 100 more oxygen beds in Omandurar Government Hospital and Anna Nagar GH in Chennai. Stalin has also inaugurated 200 oxygen bed facilities at Madurai Government Hospital, to treat patients for free. Each oxygen bed costs around ₹20,000.
CREDAI has planned to set up 200 beds at Kilpauk GH, 300 beds at Chengalpattu GH, 250 beds at Kanchipuram GH, 200 beds at Tambaram GH, and 200 beds at Chrompet. The hospital inaugurated today, beds will be managed by the staff of government hospitals in various locations of Chennai and other cities in the State.
According to reports in The Hindu, the initiative has assured the government to develop 4000 oxygen beds across government hospitals in Tamil Nadu has been taken to show solidarity with the government during the pandemic.
“This CSR initiative of G Square inspired many corporates like Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, Lifestyle (Chennai), Olympia, TN Ispat Parishad Ltd, and Tirupur Exporters Association to give this initiative a boost in Tamil Nadu to provide sponsor support for this project. Also, G Square Realtors plans to expand this model of oxygen bed facility in other parts of the State,” Suresh Krishna, President, CREDAI Tamil Nadu told The Hindu.