Man arrested for stealing pipes of O2 plant set up to meet needs of hospital's Covid ward
India | July 20, 2021 11:26 ISTThe oxygen plant, worth over Rs 9 crore and imported from Germany, was installed at the hospital a few weeks ago, police said.
The oxygen plant, worth over Rs 9 crore and imported from Germany, was installed at the hospital a few weeks ago, police said.
Considering increase in demand for medical oxygen in different parts of the country during the second wave of the Covid-19, India has started 'Project O2' to augment the country's ability to meet this rise in demand of medical oxygen.
The decision was taken at a board meeting chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, who is also the DDA Chairman, said a senior DDA official.
Two plants having the capacity of producing 1.0 ton and 0.5 ton of oxygen have been set up in Gurgaon Civil Hospital in Sector 10. Similarly, two more plants having a capacity of 1.0 ton each have been set up in ESI Hospital Sector-9-A and in ESI Hospital in Sector 3 of Manesar.
Tech firm HCL on Tuesday said it is supporting the Delhi government with 12,000 oxygen cylinders and 21 oxygen plants
Mahindra Logistics on Tuesday launched, Oxygen on Wheels (O2W), a free service to augment the availability of oxygen.
Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma formed a committee to overlook factories and collect oxygen cylinders
The Haridwar plant is upgrading its infrastructure to be able to supply about 16,000 cu. m of oxygen per day for medical use.
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