Patients at triaging centres may get priority
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is working towards putting in place a system where COVID-19 patients at triaging centres will be prioritised in the government quota bed allocation system.
Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta, during a virtual meeting with Bangalore Apartments’ Federation and residents’ welfare associations on Wednesday, said that the civic body was still toying with the idea.
The BBMP is operating 48 COVID-19 Care Centres (CCCs) and physical triaging centres in the city. Those who have tested positive can walk into any of these centres for physical triaging or stabilisation. In the current system, if medical intervention is required, the centre will refer the patient to a hospital.
BBMP’s project division gets chief engineer
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: May 20, 2021, 06:00 IST
Chief Commissioner of BBMP Gaurav Gupta
The administration wing of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Wednesday issued two transfer orders in key departments including projects (central)
division. The order may not be received well by the government as
BBMP does not have the power to change the heads of the departments internally. Such authority lies with the
urban development department (
UDD) as per the new cadre and recruitment (C&R) rules.
As per BBMP’s orders, M Lokesh, who was serving as superintendent engineer (SE) in the projects (central) division has been promoted with an additional charge as
Advertisers, let 197 bus shelters be your canvas
Advertisers, let 197 bus shelters be your canvas
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: May 20, 2021, 06:00 IST
BBMP turns down existing contractor’s offer to pay double the current licence fee
Advertisement rights on 197
bus shelters located mostly in the prime areas of
Bengaluru are up for grabs. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) plans to float fresh tenders for the prized contract, turning down the existing contractor’s offer to pay double the licence fee. Competing
advertisers welcomed BBMP’s decision to award the
contract by inviting bids.
The 197 bus shelters were mostly built by
Sign Post India Private Ltd in January, 2016. The BBMP provided advertisement rights to the private firm for five years in exchange of constructing the bus shelters. The company which had bagged 10 out of the 11 packages had to also pay a licence fee. This came up to just Rs 30 lakh per annum, which translates to R
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May 20, 2021 11:36 IST
‘It is unfortunate that people are spreading unverified information, which will affect COVID-19 positive patients who are on the lookout for beds or admission in the CCC,’ says a doctor.
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BBMP yet to utilise beds in the Covid care centre created at Koramangala indoor stadium, in Bengaluru on May 08, 2021.
| Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
‘It is unfortunate that people are spreading unverified information, which will affect COVID-19 positive patients who are on the lookout for beds or admission in the CCC,’ says a doctor. While the private hospital bed management system is plagued by lack of transparency and the one managed by the civic body over-run with requests and long wait time, the triage and COVID-19 Care Centres (CCCs) are facing an altogether different problem: misinformation and unverified updates by private citizens and NGOs on available beds.