Oxygen plant to be functional soon in Phagwara

In order to cope up with the shortage of oxygen, an oxygen plant having the capacity of 500 litres of oxygen per minute (LPM), has been installed at the Civil Hospital. The oxygen plant would help fight against Covid and other medical services. This plant was facilitated by ITC, GNA University and GNA Excel significantly. MLA Phagwara Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal and Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala Deepti Uppal said in view of the difficulties faced by people in the second wave of Covid due to lack of oxygen, plants were being set up across the state by the state government. Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala Deepti Uppal further stated that another oxygen plant has been set up at Kapurthala which would be functional shortly.

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A helping hand for thalassaemic kids

To mark the martyrdom of Udham Singh, the Hindustan Welfare Blood Donors Club organised a blood donation camp at Phagwara Civil Hospital. Around 19 blood units were collected from the donors, including three women in the camp. The members of the club, Prem Gupta, Jagjivan Kumar and Kush Wadhera, appealed locals to come in large numbers to donate blood. All safety measures were followed during the camp. The blood units would help thalassemia kids. In addition, the club members said, they were buffer stock of blood, which would be used during any emergency.

Cambridge girl eyes civil services exam

Aspiring to join civil services, Vani Dheer, a student of Cambridge International School Phagwara, topped her school by scoring 96 per cent in Class XII, the results of which were recently announced by CBSE. While crediting her success to her teachers and parents, vani said, during lockdown, she used to study for over six hours daily and was always in touch with her teachers to get her doubts cleared. — TNS