Archive for date: June 21st, 2024

*Take stock of the progress made*

For Detailed

*Chandigarh, June 21:-* To ensure the safety of patients and staff at PGI,  Director PGI, Dr Vivek Lal and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS jointly reviewed the key issues and compliances with fire safety regulations at the institution with the authorities of PGIMER alongwith officers, Engineers and Doctors of PGI and senior officers of MC, Chandigarh.

Following the directions given by Sh. Banwarilal Purohit, the Hon”ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh during the high level meeting held on April 22 this year, the actions taken for achieving compliance of fire safety rules, were reviewed in detail.

During the meeting, the Director PGIMER apprised the MCC about the fire safety measures taken including completion of Fire audit of all buildings of institute  by CBRI, Roorkee,  and works for one building for fire compliance which has been approved and contracts being concluded shortly. He apprised that consultants for designing and planning of fire compliance works in remaining 15 buildings being hired through a committee through tender process.

The Director apprised that the works  for prevention of breakout of fire in buildings have been undertaken like shifting of UPS’ from buildings to outside areas, and installation of fire alarms has been completed in Nehru hospital and remaining work will be completed by 20th September this year and all the buildings by 30th November this year.

He said that work for installation of gas suppression system with electric panels is being undertaken for entire hospital and exit signages and AHU tripping system completed for entire institute alongwith replacement of old electric wires and switch gears as well as conduct regular electric audit carried out by a team of engineers departmentally.

The Director apprised that 13 water mist fire trolleys have been installed at hospital buildings alongwith fixing 1700 additional fire extinguishers besides conducting regular mock drills at the institution.

On the issue of solid and biomedical waste management, the Director apprised that the work of Sewerage Treatment Plant  has been entrusted to CPWD as a deposit work which will be completed by December this year. He said agreement with common biomedical waste treatment facility (CBWTF) is valid till 09.05.2026.

With regard to segregation of waste, the Director apprised that repeated reminders are being sent to generators so that no municipal solid waste goes to CBWTF in biomedical waste besides deputing one senior nursing officer especially for educating the generators/concerned staff regarding segregation of biomedical waste and municipal solid waste. He said letters have been sent to all the stakeholders for segregation of municipal solid waste and have requested estate branch to ensure segregation of municipal solid waste by all licensees in the institute. 

The Commissioner appreciated the progress made by the authorities and requested that strict compliance with safety regulations be made and compliance with the NBC norms be made and provide the necessary infrastructure on war footing level to the safeguard of patients and staff of PGI. She also asked the authorities to ensure the compliance with Solid Waste Management rules as Bulk waste generator and scientific disposal of healthcare waste.

She further asked the authorities to revamp the infrastructure to segregate the biomedical waste from the wet waste and set up a plant inside the premises at the earliest. She also asked the authorities to set up Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at the earliest as per the norms and obtain consent under Water Act and Air Act being a hospital with more than 100 beds and generator of waste water of more than 100 KLD, which comes under Red category industry.

The Commissioner also added that Municipal Corporation is willing to process the dry and wet waste generated by PGI,if delivered at the Processing Plants. She also emphasized the importance of SoPs for fire safety and offered support of training by Fire Officials of MC.

Director PGI assured full support and commitment towards ensuring compliance with all necessary norms.

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