Telangana: Oxygen cylinders, masks, medicines distributed to Covid patients on Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary

HYDERABAD: Distribution of

oxygen cylinders

, masks, medicines, fruits, other food items for the benefit of coronavirus patients, their attendants and other needy people by the Congress leaders marked the observation of the death anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on Friday.


Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy distributed 50 oxygen cylinders including 25 of them to the government

hospital

in Bhuvanagiri and another 25 to AIIMS, Bibinagar through Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district collector Anitha Ramachandran. He demanded Covid-19 treatment to be included in the Aarogyasri scheme.

TPCC

president N

Uttam

Kumar Reddy, working president A Revanth Reddy, CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka, former minister Mohd Ali Shabbir,

AICC

spokesperson Dasoju Sravan, TPCC general secretary M Vinod Reddy and minority cell leaders Sk Abdullah Sohail paid floral tributes and distributed away masks and fruits to Covid-19 patients at various hospitals. At least 50 masks were distributed in the jurisdiction of every polling station in the state by the Congress cadre.

Uttam said it was Rajiv Gandhi who laid the foundation for a modern by ushering in reforms in science and technology, local governance, telecommunications and

Information Technology

among other sectors

Uttam reviewed the facilities in the Huzurnagar government hospital with the superintendent and recalled that former chief minister K Rosaiah had laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 100 bedded hospital in Huzurnagar in 2012.

“Only eight doctors are working in the hospital while the sanctioned strength is 49. Though the area hospital was 100 bedded, it did not have the CT scan facility. There was a shortage of gynaecologists, a radiologist is needed, an improved drinking water facility and an oxygen plant should be set up,” Uttam said.