551 OXYGEN GENERATION PLANT
The PM CARES Fund has approved allocation of funds for setting up 551 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants at public health facilities in the country, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on April 25.
The PMO said the Fund had given on a basic level endorsement to 551 PSA oxygen age plants "in accordance with Prime Minister's bearing of boosting accessibility of oxygen to clinics". The choice came in the wake of oxygen deficiencies at clinics in the country in the midst of a flood of COVID-19 cases.
Prime Minister had ordered the plants to be set up as soon as possible and said they would boost oxygen availability at the district level, the statement said.
The plants would come up in selected government hospitals in district headquarters and the procurement would be done via the Health and Family Welfare Ministry, it said
“The basic aim behind establishing PSA oxygen generation plants at government hospitals in the district headquarters is to further strengthen the public health system and ensure that each of these hospitals has a captive oxygen generation facility.
Such an in-house captive oxygen generation facility would address the day-to-day medical oxygen needs of these hospitals and the district,” the PMO said.
It added that the liquid medical oxygen would serve as a top-up to the captive oxygen generation.
“Such a system will go a long way in ensuring that government hospitals in the districts do not face sudden disruption of oxygen supplies and have access to adequate uninterrupted oxygen supply to manage the COVID-19 patients and other patients needing such support,” the PMO said.
The PM CARES Fund had allotted ₹201.58 crore for establishment of 162 PSA clinical oxygen age plants in general wellbeing offices recently, it added.
by Aditya
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