Defence Public Sector Undertakings, DPSUs and Ordnance Factory Board are extending all possible assistance to the civil administration and state governments in the fight against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country. In this hour of crisis, they are catering to the civilian population from their existing services in coordination with the state governments, as directed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in recently held review meetings.<br />'' <br />''A 180 bed COVID care centre, with ICU, oxygen and ventilator support, set up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL is functional in Bengaluru. The DPSU has also prepared a 250 bed facility in Bengaluru and handed over to municipal authorities under Corporate Social Responsibility. A 70 bed facility in Koraput, Odisha and a 40 bed hospital in Nasik, Maharashtra are also operational. Work has also been undertaken by HAL to set up a 250-bed COVID care facility in Lucknow. It is expected to be operational in the first week of May. Further, HAL is also planning to provide more ventilators and oxygen points at Bangalore and Lucknow.<br />'' <br />''The Ordnance Factory Board is providing COVID care services, including oxygen beds, at their facilities in 25 places in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Odisha and Uttarakhand. It has earmarked nearly 60 per cent of its existing strength for COVID-19 care. 813 beds out of total strength of one thousand 405 are now reserved for COVID patients.<br />'' <br />''These facilities are in Pune, Ambernath, Nagpur, Bhandara, Chanda, Varangaon and Bhusawal in Maharashtra and at Ishapore and Kolkata in West Bengal. Other places where Ordnance Factory Board is providing its facilities for COVID care are Kanpur, Shahjahanpur and Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Jabalpur, Itarsi and Katni in Madhya Pradesh, Avadi, Aruvankadu and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, Medak in Telangana, Dehradun in Uttarakhand and Badmal in Odisha.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Several DPSUs such as Bharat Dynamics Limited, BEML Limited, HAL, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited and MIDHANI have also fast-tracked procurement of oxygen plants to deliver to local government hospitals in different states under Corporate Social Responsibility.</span><br />