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Amid the unprecedented second wave of Covid-19 and sudden spike in cases, Karnataka on Tuesday warned legal action against all those hospitals that have failed to hand over beds to the government till date.
Karnataka revenue minister, R. Ashoka and Home Minister, Basavaraj Bommai held an virtual meeting with officials concerned here to address Bengaluru s shortage of beds and decided to initiate legal action against errant hospitals here.
The revenue minister said that all hospitals within the Bengaluru Civic Body limits including those with 20-30 beds capacity and over 100 beds, must be inspected and seize 50 per cent of these beds must be seized immediately.
A nodal officer or ward secretary will be appointed who will invite all members and officials concerned from all departments. A ward-level ‘war room’ will be set up as a command and control centre in the ward office or another suitable venue within the ward.
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Taking a cue from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) s success in tackling the second wave of Covid, Karnataka issued directives to set up Ward Decentralised Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees for Covid management in all 198 wards in Bengaluru based on the Mumbai model.
The ward level committees will have officials of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), ward committee members, government officers, volunteer RWAs and civil society organisations. This will help in the decentralisation and provide better supervision for ward-level Covid governance, read the directives issued by the Revenue Department s principal secretary, N. Manjunath Prasad.
Bengaluru civic ward panels asked to curb Covid
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Sun, May 9 2021 22:21 IST |
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Bengaluru: Volunteers distributed free food for poor people at KR Market during the Coronavirus Pandemic, in Bengaluru on Saturday 1st May 2021.(Photo: Dhananjay Yadav/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, May 9 : Karnataka Forest Minister Arvind Limbavali on Sunday urged Bengaluru s 198 civic ward committees to contain the surging Covid cases. I request volunteers, NGOs, resident welfare associations (RWAs) and the public to join hands with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in curbing the virus spread, said Limbavali at the first virtual meeting of the committees on ward decentralised triage and emergency response here.
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A day after the government’s announcement of the initiative, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has formed Ward Decentralised Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees with the aim of managing the pandemic at the local level. Each of the 198 wards in the city will have a control room and triaging centre to address the needs of residents.
Officials in each ward will work with residents’ welfare association, organisations, students, and volunteers to set up a ward control room, triage centre, and a micro COVID Care Centre.
The Department of Health and Medical Education will appoint the staff needed for the triaging centre, which will be operational 24/7.