The GMC (Guwahati Municipal Corporation) has asked 61 private hospitals and nursing homes to submit "occupancy certificates as built plan" within seven days after issuance of notice by the
In a notification undersigned by Devashish Sharma, ACS, Commisioner of GMC said that, "Submit a copy of the "Occupancy Certificate with as built plan" of your hospitals/nursing homes to the GMC within.
COVID-19 TREATMENT
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The government hospitals are still having adequate beds to treat COVID-19 patients even as the number of infected persons is fast rising in the State s capital city.
Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) Dr Achyut Chandra Baishya told The Sentinel on Monday that around 200 beds, including those with ICU facility, are vacant at his hospital. He said since the GMCH is discharging recovered COVID patients almost every day vacant beds are created quite frequently.
Dr Baishya said the number of vacant beds as of Monday was 100 at Sarusojai COVID centre, 40 to 45 at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital and 50 to 55 at the Government Ayurvedic College at Jalukbari. He said additional beds will be created at Patanjali Yogpeeth at Mirza from Tuesday.
Earthquake of high magnitude rattles Assam; 2 dies of shock, several structures develop cracks
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rattled Assam and other northeastern states at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday.
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rattled Assam and other northeastern states at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday. The epicentre of the tremor is at Hugrajuli in Sonitpur district. It lies in the seismically very active Kopili Fault closer to the Himalayan Frontal thrust falling in the highest seismic hazard zone V associated with collisional tectonic where Indian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate.
Eight quakes have jolted the state since Wednesday night A total of eight quakes jolted the state since Wednesday night and all originated in and around Tezpur, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in its bulletin. The strongest one was of 4.6 magnitudes that hit at 1:20 am, forcing the people to run out of their homes in panic. Strong tremors were felt in several parts of northeast India and north Bengal.
Tremors
No immediate report of any injury due to aftershocks The other tremors were 2.8, 2.6, 2.9, 2.3, 2.7, 2.7, and 2.8 in magnitude, hitting the state at 9:38 pm, 12:24 am, 1:10 am, 1:41 am, 1:52 am, 2:38 am and 7:13 am, the NCS said.