Kolkata: In the wake of the massive second Covid-19 wave, hospital resources and medical equipment has been severely stretched, leading to p...
Kolkata: In the wake of the massive second Covid-19 wave, hospital resources and medical equipment has been severely stretched, leading to patient distress and even loss of life. CREDAI Bengal, the apex body for real estate developers in Kolkata, has come forward to alleviate this stressful situation through its support to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
In a programme organised on June 10 at Uttirno,
Kolkata, CREDAI Bengal members donated 150 Oxygen concentrators and 250 Oxygen cylinders
to KMC for their use in their ward clinics and boroughs. Oxygen concentrators
are a very important tool to give quick relief to patients in home isolation
and in hospitals and Oxygen cylinders are critical for Covid patients.
Present on the occasion were Firhad
Hakim, Chairman, Board of Administrators, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Binod
Kumar, Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Nandu Belani, President,
CREDAI Bengal, Debashish Kumar, Member, BoA, KMC, other distinguished KMC office
bearers and distinguished members of CREDAI Bengal who had donated.
Thirteen real estate developers affiliated to
CREDAI Bengal have donated these and more members are in the process of doing
so. The developers are: Belani Group,
Merlin Group, Salarpuria Group, PS
Group, Rungta Group, Arya Group, Ideal Group, Signum Group, Primarc Realty, Diamond
Group, Ambuja Neotia, Smita Properties. 90 Degrees and NPR Developers Earlier, CREDAI Bengal had also donated
dengue-detection devices to KMC to help in the corporation’s battle against
dengue.
Nandu Belani, President, CREDAI Bengal said, “The real estate industry in Kolkata has
responded to the Covid-19 crisis by donating 150 oxygen concentrators and 250
oxygen cylinders to KMC because it is absolutely critical to stem the oxygen
crisis which was fast claiming lives. The KMC Ward Clinics are crucial for
treating all citizens and it is going to be absolutely life-saving for many
people who will be able to avail of these oxygen concentrators now and in case
of subsequent Covid waves. Our
members have been very forthcoming with these donations and we thank all of
them who came forward for this initiative. We are also currently undertaking the biggest free
vaccination drive for our construction labourers at our sites which will be a
huge exercise towards inoculating India's second biggest semi-skilled
workforce.”
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