New Delhi: Amid the rising number of coronavirus confirmed cases in the national capital, the 10,200-bed Sardar Patel COVID care centre will provide a huge relief to the Delhiites. Delhi became the country’s worst-hit city on Wednesday, surpassing Mumbai’s coronavirus tally.

India’s largest COVID facility has been operationalised in south Delhi’s Chhatarpur area after Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inspectedit on Saturday.

The facility became partly operational with 2,000 beds on Sunday. The remaining 8,000 beds will be in use from Wednesday.

The administration and operations of the facility will be run by the Indo-Tiberan Border Police (ITBP), Shah confirmed.

Amit Shah tweets, “I applaud our courageous ITBP personnel, who would be operating this COVID Care facility during these trying times. Their commitment to serve nation and people of Delhi is unparalleled.”

Here’s what you need to know about India’s largest COVID facility: 

  • The entire facility has been built on 300-acre land while 70 acres have been dedicated to a quarantine centre
  • The facility can accommodate 10,200 beds and 10% of these beds will have oxygen cylinders for serious patients
  • All beds in the facility are made out of cardboard and have mattresses of foam. The beds are biodegradable
  • More than 1,000 doctors of the ITBP and other CAPFs have been tasked to look after the facility
  • Over 2,000 paramedics and security staff is also expected to be deployed at the centre
  • The facility has more than 500 urinals and 450 bathing rooms including bio-toilets
  • Over 57 ambulances and 50 e-rickshaws have been deployed at the centre
  • Each patient will be given a separate bed, tool, chair, plastic cupboard, dustbin, toiletry kit, individual charging facility
  • Multiple LED screens have been installed at the facility for entertainment purposes
  • The facility is centrally air-conditioned and will be under CCTV surveillance of Delhi Police
    As per reports, more than 18,000 tons of air-conditioners have been installed at the facility to keep it cool
  • An infrastructure capable of withstanding an 18-MW load and comprising 22 km of underground cables and 20 transformers will power the COVID-19 quarantine facility

 

 

 

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