State energy minister Yadav thanked Singh and NTPC for providing ambulances to IGIMS.

“More plants with 1,980MW capacity are under construction,” he added.

Singh said power plants installed in Bihar have the capacity to produce 7,750MW electricity. The minister recalled some of NTPC’s major contribution in the health sector, including construction of a rest house for attendants of patients at IGIMS, cancer screening facilities in various districts and MoU with AIIMS-Patna to construct a burn ward with an expenditure of Rs 21.06 crore. Apart from the four ambulances, the NTPC had earlier given 10 more ambulances to IGIMS. The four ambulances which were flagged off on Tuesday have facilities like auto loading stretcher, wheelchair-cum-stair chair, transport ventilator, syringe infusion pump, multi parameter monitor, vacuum splint, portable oxygen cylinder with regulator and emergency kits. The minister announced that two more such ambulances would be provided to IGIMS as a request in this regard was made by state energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav.

“Since all the households have been provided with electricity connection in the country, the government is now planning to take power to each and every agricultural field,” Singh said while addressing an event virtually to flag off four ambulances provided by state-run NTPC to Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences ( IGIMS) here. Singh said while the national average of power supply for rural areas is 22 hours, it is 23 hours in urban areas. Patna: Union minister of power, new and renewable energy R K Singh on Tuesday said 24x7 electricity supply would be ensured in both urban and rural areas of the country soon.

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