″The city of Delhi has seen the construction of twenty-seven PSA oxygen plants in addition to two cryogenic refilling units. These plants have been developed with the third wave of COVID-19 in mind while they were being developed. It is possible for the hospitals run by the Delhi government to produce a significant portion of their own oxygen with the assistance of these PSA plants.
How many oxygen plants have been set up in India?
On the other hand, on the 18th of April, it was revealed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that just 33 of these had been established all throughout the nation. In order to concentrate oxygen and provide it to medical facilities, a PSA oxygen plant makes use of a technology that removes nitrogen from the surrounding air.
Will 162 PSA plants boost India’s medical oxygen capacity?
In tweets published on April 18th, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India stated that the 162 plants will contribute to increasing India’s medical oxygen capacity by 154.19 metric tonnes.″Out of 162 PSA plants sanctioned by the Govt.of India, 33 have already been installed,″ it stated.It went on to claim that another 59 will be installed by the end of April, and 80 will be placed by the end of May.
Did Delhi Govt hide’abject failure’of PSA oxygen plants?
In a statement, the administration of Delhi accused the Central government of making assertions that were ″completely untrue″ in order to cover up its ″complete and utter failure″ to establish PSA oxygen plants in Delhi.According to the allegations made by the sources, the location for the Ambedkar Nagar Hospital in Dakshinpuri had not been prepared by the Delhi government till the 19th of April.
Is there space for PSA oxygen plants in government hospitals?
In October of 2016, it issued a request for proposals to install PSA oxygen plants in government hospitals. According to sources inside the sector, the orders were placed in December; however, when suppliers visited the hospitals to do the installations, they ″encountered opposition.″ ″The typical reaction was that there just isn’t enough room.