In order to deal with the oxygen crisis faced by hospitals treating Covid-19 patients, the central government has decided to set up three medical oxygen generation plants in Meghalaya.
The medical oxygen plants will be set up in identified government hospitals in East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills and West Garo Hills.
Setting up of medical oxygen generation plants would help strengthen healthcare system during the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure that hospitals in the three districts have captive oxygen generation capacity.
Such a system will go a long way in ensuring that government hospitals in the districts do not face sudden disruption of oxygen supplies and have access to adequate uninterrupted oxygen supply to manage the Covid-19 patients and other patients needing such support.
The PM CARES Fund had earlier this year allocated over Rs 201 crore for installation of additional 162 dedicated PSA medical oxygen generation plants inside public health facilities in the country.
The decision is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s direction of boosting availability of oxygen to hospitals.
The Prime Minister has directed that these plants should be made functional as soon as possible. He said that these plants will serve as a major boost to oxygen availability at the district level.
These dedicated plants will be established in identified government hospitals in district headquarters in various states and union territories. The procurement will be done through Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
