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Oxygen Plants Should Be Made Functional Soon: PM At High-Level Meet

The officials told the Prime Minister that they are in regular touch with the officials of the state governments regarding the fast-tracking of oxygen plants

Mumbai: PM Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level meeting on oxygen availability amid the COVID-19 pandemic and instructed officials to ensure that oxygen plants are made functional soon, a statement from his office revealed.

The officials present in the meeting told the Prime Minister that more than 1500 PSA oxygen plants are being set up across the country with the contribution of various ministries and PSUs along with the PM-CARES Fund.

The Prime Minister was informed that after the commissioning of all the PSA Oxygen Plants to be set up in all the states and districts of the country, they would support more than 4 lakh oxygenated beds.

There were widespread reports of oxygen unavailability in India during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scramble was reported across the country for government beds, medical oxygen, ventilators, and other equipment, while the death toll and infections were rising rapidly.

The Prime Minister directed the officials to ensure that these plants are made operational at the earliest. He said that the central government officials should work closely with the state governments for this and ensure that there is adequate training of the hospital staff on the operation and maintenance of oxygen plants.

The officials told the Prime Minister that they are in regular touch with the officials of the state governments regarding the fast-tracking of oxygen plants.

Prime Minister Modi also directed the officials to ensure that trained personnel are available in each district. He said that the government should focus on deploying advanced technology like IoT to track the performance and functioning of these oxygen plants at the local and national levels.

The officials briefed him about a training module prepared by experts which aim to train around 8,000 people across the country. A pilot is also being done to use IoT to monitor the performance of oxygen plants, he added.

This is the Prime Minister’s first such high-level Covid-19 meet after a reshuffle in his council of ministers earlier this week. The new Union health minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, took charge of his ministry on Thursday replacing Dr. Harsh Vardhan on the post, who resigned in the middle of the pandemic.

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