Centre to procure 1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators from PM Cares Fund
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New Delhi, April 28: In a bid to enhance the Oxygen supply in th country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned the procurement of 1 Lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators from the PM Cares Fund. With that govt has swung into action to boost the availability of oxygen & is facilitating its reach to those in need.
According to the government, this will help to improve access to oxygen, especially in district headquarters and tier-2 cities.
Modi tweeted, "1 lakh portable oxygen concentrators will be procured, 500 more PSA oxygen plants sanctioned from PM-CARES. This will improve access to oxygen, especially in district HQs and Tier-2 cities."
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by PM Modi to discuss the measures needed to improve Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) Supply for COVID management. PM instructed that these Oxygen Concentrators should be procured at the earliest & provided in states with high case burden.
The PMO said in a statement that the oxygen concentrators and the new PSA plants will greatly augment the supply of oxygen near the demand clusters. The 500 new PSA oxygen plants sanctioned under PM Cares Fund are in addition to the earlier sanctioned 713 PSA plants under this fund, the statement added.
These 500 PSA plants will be established with the transfer of the indigenous technology developed by DRDO and CSIR to the domestic manufacturers. . The oxygen plant is designed for a capacity of 1,000 liters per minute (LPM). The system can cater to 190 patients at a flow rate of 5 LPM and charge 195 cylinders per day.
The installation of this plant helps in avoiding hospital dependency on scarce oxygen cylinders especially at high altitudes and inaccessible remote areas.
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