Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that 11 new PSA Oxygen plants will be set up in Gujarat under the Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES) Fund.
Inaugurating a 280-litre per minute capacity Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) oxygen plant at a COVID-19-designated hospital at Kolavada in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, Mr Shah said eleven more plants will be commissioned soon and surplus amount of Oxygen produced here will be transported to other states.
He said that Gujarat is an industrial state where more Oxygen is being produced which will help other states.
Talking to the mediapersons, the Union Home Minister said that 66 patients are undergoing treatment in Kolavada who will be provided Oxygen facilities from today.
‘From this plant, patients will get 280 litres of Oxygen per minute, besides Oxygen cylinders will also be provided here during emergency so that the patients do not have any inconvenience,’ he added.
