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TOI EXC:A check by engineers of Bharat Electronics Ltd(BEL) & assmnt by central team find states inc Punjab mismangd ventillator instaln,dumpd thm as non-functionl
1.Didnt change consumables:Flow & O2 sensors
2.Didnt recalib pressure acc to geographcl loc

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/re-calib…

“There are flow sensors are connected with patient's ICU and then there are O2 sensors. When our team went to Faridkot, we saw consumables were not replaced. It is mandatory to change the flow sensor each time a new patient comes to ICU” M V Gowtham, CMD, BEL

“2.Some ventilators were not even calibrated along lat-long of Faridkot during instn. Whenever a ventilator changes location, 02 pres must be changed. Third, O2 sensors have a shelf life. If you use it with a dozen patients with 100% oxygen, it will deteriorate..fixed in Faridkot

Further, explosive letter by centre to states that claimd ventil were non functional made scathing attack

"Its obsrvd ..a no. of hosp in states, sites werent ready for ventlr install.This incl avail of piped O2 supply or optimum pressre in pipe, even proper electrical fittings,"

Anthr May 9 letter by Centre reveals how 4 firms BEL,Agva,JyotiCNC and AMTZ proudly 🇮🇳came fwd to build vent in Apr20 when India was only importing

“These model went thru rigorous screening;clinical validtn process in a ltd time. States must take lassist of Make In India manuf..

In middle of surge, Centre almost pleaded with Punjab chief secy, Vini Mahajan”The ministry provid ventillator in view of urgency. Non-commissng of same defeats very purpose”

In UPA-2 Mahajan servd as joint secy in Prime Minister Office (PMO). Her husb is Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta