India, March 5 -- New Delhi

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday alleged that medical equipment worth crores of rupees was lying unused in warehouses of many Delhi government-run hospitals.

During a visit to the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, Gupta said, "Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the warehouse here has been completely filled. Even today, 458 oxygen concentrators, 146 ventilators, 36,000 PPE kits, multipara monitors, masks, and other medical supplies are lying unused."

"This is not just the case with GTB Hospital, but with many hospitals across Delhi," she said.

The chief minister said that the new structures that were recently constructed at the hospitals have been constructed without proper planning. She further claimed ...