NewsID: 180 Author Mohammad Azhar , PRO Dated 03 October 2023
Subject Work Apace on the construction of 120 bedded New Block at Bone & Joints Hospital, Barzulla
Work on the construction of 120 bedded hospital building at Bone and Joints Hospital at Barzulla, Srinagar is in full swing .
Work on the construction of the State of Art 120 bedded hospital building at Bone and Joints Hospital at Barzulla, Srinagar is in full swing with appreciable progress achieved on the the sub-project. The Valleys Largest Orthopaedic hospital at Barzulla, Srinagar is all set to get a big infrastructural push with the construction of state of art additional 120 bedded hospital block being constructed under the component of Strengthening of the Critical Infrastructure of the World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project).
The state of Art building has G+5 structure with modern earthquake resilient technology, the hospital building has the modular operation theatres ,laminar flow system, TSSU (Theatre Sterile Supply Unit), ICU, Pre & Post Operation care wards , CSSD (Central Sterile Supply Department) , specialized laundry, pneumatic tube system and waste collection system . The main features of the hospital building include IGBC (India Green Building Council) rating , biomedical waste management .The bio-medical system designed will cater to the bio-medical generation of 140 kgs/day which will be disposed off on the scientific lines since it also has the provision for the construction of STP/ETP (Sewerage Treatment Plant & Effluent Treatment Plant) as part of the sub-project. He said work on the sub-project has been allotted to NPCC (National Projects Construction Corporation) at a cost Rs 88.94 crores.
In the construction of the building various modern concepts in the health care infrastructure including environmental designs, patient wellbeing, macro/micro level zoning, scope for futuristic development and optimal area utilization have also been taken into account. The design of the hospital has been finalised after several rounds of consultations with the leading National health infrastructure experts, health dept and hospital administration and their inputs have been incorporated into the final design.
Work on the main super structure is almost complete with finishing works in progress which include installation of HVAC (Heating ventilation & air conditioning ), firefighting and other equipments. The sub-project also includes the installation of latest medical equipments which would be crucial to providing of world class orthopaedic medical treatment to the thousands of patients that visit the valleys only dedicated orthopaedic centre of medical excellence in J&K that will also provide the medical students in achieving the specialized professional training in the field of orthopaedic care.
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