Odisha proposes 40 medical oxygen crops
2 min read By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR : In view of rising caseload and demand for medical oxygen, Odisha authorities on Wednesday proposed the Centre for set up of 40 oxygen crops within the State. The crops could be arrange in all medical faculty and hospitals, district headquarters hospitals (DHHs), Capital Hospital, Rourkela Government Hospital and Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC) at Cuttack.
The Centre had sought proposals from the State authorities primarily based on the requirement of medical oxygen crops. Sources mentioned the stress swing adsorption (PSA) crops will probably be arrange by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with a number of companies, together with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL).
Additional Chief Secretary of Health PK Mohapatra mentioned the listing of hospitals with mattress energy has been despatched to the Ministry. “The State government will make provision and construct the medical gas pipeline system in the hospitals where the plants will be set up,” he mentioned. Apart from this, Mohapatra mentioned the federal government can also be organising 16 liquid medical oxygen crops at a value of Rs 75 lakh to Rs 1 crore every at strategic places alongside the medical establishments.
While work on one plant at Berhampur has been accomplished, the remaining are beneath course of, he added. Meanwhile, of the 40 proposed websites, the DRDO has been allotted seven districts. Based on the on-board oxygen technology know-how developed by Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory for gentle fight plane Tejas, the crops will probably be arrange at Cuttack, Boudh, Bhadrak, Gajapati, Jharsuguda, Koraput and Nayagarh.
While NHAI has been tasked for building of the shed and electrification, DRDO will set up the crops funded by PM Cares. Construction work for the crops at AHPGIC and Boudh DHH has already commenced.
NHAI Chief General Manager Ram Prasad Panda mentioned, “We have received approval for two plants in the first phase and five in the second. The sheds at the two places will be ready within the next 15-20 days and thereafter the DRDO will set up the plant.” The oxygen plant is designed for a capability of 1,000 litre per minute to cater to round 200 sufferers whereas charging 195 cylinders per day.
