PM will dedicate 35 oxygen plants, 1 per state to nation on Thursday

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 6

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plants established under PM CARES across 35 States and Union Territories, in an event to be held at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on Thursday.

With this, all districts of the country will now have commissioned PSA Oxygen Plants.

Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion.

Till now, a total of 1224 PSA Oxygen Plants have been funded under PM CARES all across the country, out of which more than 1100 Plants have been commissioned, providing an output of over 1750 MT oxygen per day.

Work on PSA plants was undertaken in heightened mode after a ferocious second wave of Covid 19 played havoc with lives that were lost due to oxygen shortage.

The Government is now committed to augmenting India’s medical oxygen generation capacity.

The project to commission a PSA oxygen plant in each district of the country was executed while dealing with the complex challenges of hilly areas, islands, and territories with difficult terrain.

Operations and maintenance of these plants have been ensured by training more than 7,000 personnel.

They come with an embedded Internet of Things (IoT) device for real time monitoring of their functioning and performance through a consolidated web portal.

Governor and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, along with Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will also be present on the occasion.