Kozhikode’s COVID-19 Jagratha portal draws national attention

Website was developed by district administration last year for pandemic management

COVID-19 Jagratha portal, a website developed by the Kozhikode district administration for pandemic management, has drawn national attention as State governments have now emulated the model. Over three crore people have so far visited the site launched on March 19 last year. The portal, proposed by District Collector Seeram Sambasiva Rao, was launched in association with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Kerala State IT Mission. States such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and Puducherry have now evinced interest in a module in the portal on the management and supply of oxygen for hospitals. Official sources said the Uttarakhand government had launched a similar system with the help of the NIC. The sources said the portal also had details about the production of oxygen in Kerala, updated regularly by manufacturers, its collection, usage, and the availability for the next 24 hours. Hospitals and other health facilities can directly seek oxygen supply through the website using separate login IDs and passwords. It will be followed up by the State and district-level oxygen war rooms set up by the government. If the request is for emergency use, they can go for the ‘critical request’ option. This module was recently added to the portal.