The Kishore Bharati Krirangan, also known as the Jadavpur stadium, in the Santoshpur area in Kolkata has been converted into a COVID-19 facility.
The 200-bed facility has been set up with the collaborated efforts of Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Imperial Tobacco Company (ITC) of India Limited and the West Bengal state government.
The facility is expected to be operational from Friday evening and is managed by Medica who have set up an oxygen plant at the stadium, with financial support from ITC.
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The state government permitted the use of the stadium as a temporary facility for the treatment of the patients affected by the Covid-19.