Report on Cold Chain Assessment of Jharkhand - 2005 - Nccvmtc.org

Cold Chain Assessment in JharkhandNumberNon functionalFunctionalDistrictof sitesDhanbad 9 13290 810Dumka 11 5134 130East Singhbhum 10 9000 3020Garhwa 9 7175 400Giridih 13 10020 1875Godda 8 5420 355Gumla 11 9928 210Hazaribagh 15 13050 2275Jamtara 5 5810 110Koderma 4 2425 1075Latehar 7 3078 111Lohardaga 6 3560 400Pakur 6 7735 800Palamu 11 7000 650Ranchi 24 13647 610Sahebganj 8 6150 50Saraikela Kharsawan 9 10120 30Simdega 9 2525 205West Singhbhum 13 18120 305Grand Total 213 176916 160896.3. Power supplyCrucial to the efficiency of the cold chain equipment is the availability of regular, continuousand reliable power supply with adequate voltage, and, in the case of power failure, the availabilityof operational and regularly serviced back-up facilities.Insufficient voltage cannot run an ILR, which requires eight hours of good quality powersupply in order to hold over for 16 hours without power 9 . 32 PHCs in the state have have nopower supply at all. At some sites, the DFs were being used as ILRs due to insufficient voltage,with the DFs being unable to maintain freezing conditions. The reasons for irregular orno power supply ranged from transformer breakdowns to disconnection due to non-paymentof dues." Cold roomsAt the central store, the power supply is dependable with no voltage fluctuation. The site isequipped with 3 WICs and 1 WIF. But the auto-start generators have broken down.However, at the Giridih district store, which has a WIC, the power supply is unreliable withfrequent voltage fluctuations. The WIC was installed here in order to facilitate vaccine distribution.As soon as the WIC is repaired, it is imperative that the automatic power back-up systemsbe repaired as the 4 generators are manually operated at present." District stores and PHCsOnly 80 of the 213 sites assessed have reliable power supply. At 71 PHCs, there is less than 8hours of regular power; 29 sites suffer from low voltage continuously, although the power9 Immunization in practice: Module 3: The Cold Chain: WHO30