88 oxygen plants start in the state: Chief Minister Chouhan
Tuesday - September 7, 2021 10:23 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Oxygen production at 44 thousand 590 liters per minute begins
All 190 plants will be operational by the month of September
Bhopal 07 September 2021: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the deficiencies noticed in the health infrastructure in the second wave of Corona are being removed on priority basis. The most important among these deficiencies was medical oxygen. We had decided that whatever happens, now the people of the state will face no shortage of oxygen in the treatment in future. For this purpose, the work of setting up oxygen plants in the state was done on a war footing by running a campaign. Today out of 190 oxygen plants being set up in Madhya Pradesh, 88 plants have become functional. The oxygen capacity of these 88 plants is 45 thousand 890 liters per minute.
| Oxygen plants 88 functional 18 installed 41 delivered 06 disposed 37 in progress |
Chief Minister Chouhan said that during the second wave of corona, the shortage was overcome in Madhya Pradesh by bringing oxygen from other states. In this, oxygen was brought to the state through tankers by road along with Indian Army aircrafts, helicopters, rail. It was a very difficult situation. The dream of becoming self-reliant in the matter of medical oxygen with creative thinking and better planning, so that these situations do not have to be faced again, is taking shape today. Chief Minister Chouhan informed that with the installation of oxygen plants in the health institutions of the state, now oxygen will be available to the patients without delay.
Now there will be no need to import oxygen
Chief Minister Chouhan said that now there will be no need to import oxygen as oxygen production has started in the state itself. It is our endeavour that oxygen plants should be set up at the tehsil level including all the district headquarters. Where oxygen plants are not installed, oxygen concentrators have been provided.
Got Central government’s support
Chief Minister Chouhan said that with the cooperation of the Union Ministers including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the timely availability of oxygen to Madhya Pradesh continued. With this we were successful in saving a large number of lives in the second wave of corona in the state. Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Modi, Chief Minister Chouhan said that out of 190 oxygen plants being set up in Madhya Pradesh, 102 plants are being set up with the cooperation of the Central Government. All 190 plants will start functioning by the end of September.
This year will also be remembered as Oxygen Production Year
Chief Minister Chouhan said that with the combined efforts of everyone, the year 2021 will also be remembered for self-reliance in the production of oxygen in Madhya Pradesh. Establishment of 190 oxygen plants in the state today is a big achievement in itself.
Also received people’s cooperation
Chief Minister Chouhan said that massive public cooperation has also been received in the campaign to set up oxygen plants in the state. Many companies, institutions along with voluntary organisations have come forward in this work and public representatives contributed from their discretionary funds and played a supporting role. Several organisations have also donated oxygen concentrators to health centres – Window to News
