SHILLONG: Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma on Thursday inaugurated the Corona Care Centre at IIM Shillong campus at Umsawli, which is the biggest such facility in the State with 258 separate rooms for effective isolation of suspected, negative tested and positive tested cases.
The IIM Umsawli was identified as one of Corona Care Center on April 2020. Many buildings of the Institute, including the Hostel Block, were just basic structures without power connectivity, internal electrical wiring, internal bathroom fittings, geysers, water availability, drainage, sewerage etc., when it was identified as a Center.
Excavation and erection of 38 number of poles from the power substation up to the IIM Shillong administration block and overhead connection of electrical lines up to the hostel block work was undertaken
The hostel block comprises of 258 room spread over four blocks (A, B, C and D) of four floors each.
As per the plan the ground floor at C Block is designated for medical purposes like OPD, Pharmacy, X ray room, sampling room, laboratory etc. Ground floor at Block B is designated to house the doctors and nurses who will be on duty at the centre and Block D at the ground floor to house the support staff (security guards, house-keeping staff, waste handlers, plumbers, electricians etc.).
For laundry requirements of patients, five washing machines/dryers are installed along with separate drying area besides four water tankers, are put on standby in the event of any water shortage.
In order to ensure surveillance and monitoring, all the corridors of hostel blocks have been installed with CCTV cameras with the CCTV monitor installed at the administrative block.
