Madhya Pradesh will become self-dependent in oxygen availability
Sunday - August 22, 2021 12:03 am ,
Category : BHOPAL
CM Chouhan virtually dedicates 10 oxygen plants costing Rs 6.5 crore
Ministers, MPs and MLAs also join the programme
Bhopal 21 August 2021: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today virtually dedicated the newly set up oxygen plants in 10 hospitals of the state. These oxygen plants set up at a cost of about Rs.6.5 crore have the capacity to produce 5500 LPM (litres per minute) of oxygen. These plants have been set up at Ashta and Rehti in Sehore district, Vidisha and Sironj in Vidisha district, Khargone and Barwah in Khargone district, Khurai in Sagar district, besides Katni, Tikamgarh and Narsinghpur. As on March 2020, there was no oxygen generation plant in any government hospital in the state. As many as 190 oxygen plants are being set up in the state. Of these, 68 plants have already been set up and 65 plants have been made functional so far. All the remaining plants will become functional by the month of September.
Importance of oxygen felt during Covid
Chief Minister Chouhan has said that efforts to achieve self-reliance in the field of oxygen in the state are like a boon. We have understood the importance of oxygen in the time of Covid. In the second wave, oxygen meant life and delay in getting oxygen meant the end of life. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi assesses the present
| Dedicated oxygen plants | |||
| Health centre | Production capacity | Health centre | Production capacity |
| Community Health Center Rehti, Sehore district | 200 LPM | District Hospital, Khargone | 250 LPM |
| Civil Hospital, Ashta Sehore district | 300 LPM | Civil Hospital Barwah District Khargone | 500 LPM |
| District Hospital Vidisha | 1000 LPM | District Hospital Tikamgarh | 500 LPM |
| Civil Hospital Sironj Vidisha district | 250 LPM | District Hospital Narsinghpur | 1000 LPM |
| District Hospital Katni | 1000 LPM | Civil Hospital Khurai, District Sagar | 500 LPM |
as well as the future. Due to his efforts, other states including Madhya Pradesh got oxygen on time, as a result of which many lives could be saved. Efforts are being made to make Madhya Pradesh self-sufficient in oxygen. Arranging the tankers was a big problem. This was possible with the blessings of the Prime Minister.
We are aware and ready for possible third wave of Corona
Chief Minister Chouhan said that we are all committed to ensure that there is no third wave of Covid. And if it comes, we are fully aware and ready for it. Chief Minister Chouhan said that we will never be able to forget that time when neither nor youslept. Oxygen was arranged immediately from Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh for the state. All including ministers, MPs, MLAs and public representatives extended their full cooperation. Chief Minister Chouhan said that 88 plants are being set up in the state through PM Care Fund, 13 from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Corporate Social Responsibility and local efforts. A total of 221 metric tonnes of medical oxygen will be produced from all these plants. The oxygen produced can be made available directly to the patients from the oxygen generation plants installed in the hospitals.
All districts to have CT scan facility
Chief Minister Chouhan said that it has also been decided that CT scan facility will be made available in all the districts by the month of October. Work is in full swing to install 32 slice CT scan machines in 30 districts of the state. Along with this, 784 ICU beds have been made functional in government health institutions under the health department. By September, 650 additional ICU beds will be functional. Also, 11 thousand 156 oxygen beds have been made functional in these institutions. By the month of September, their total number will be 14 thousand 255. In the Covid-19 scenario, there were 2993 ICU beds in government medical colleges.
By September, their number will increase to 3438 with an additional 445 beds. Keeping in view the possibility of babies getting infected in the third wave of Covid-19, 350 new pediatric ICU beds in addition to the available 200 pediatric ICU beds are being arranged. Similarly, 320 new pediatric ICU beds and 992 new pediatric oxygen beds are being arranged for the treatment of children in the institutions of the Health Department. Chief Minister Chouhan said that the process of filling up the posts of doctors, nursing and paramedical staff is also almost complete. The recruitment process has been completed for 429 posts of Radiographer, Lab Technician and Ophthalmic Technician.
On the occasion of the virtually dedication of the oxygen plants, MP V.D. Sharma, Public Works Minister Gopal Bhargava, Medical Education and Gas Tragedy Minister Vishwas Sarang and Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary were present. Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh, MPs and MLAs from different places of the state participated in the dedication programme through video conference – Window to News
