The governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have introduced steps to enhance medical oxygen manufacturing services to cater to wants of Covid-19 sufferers.
In Andhra Pradesh, Efforts are on to revive the oxygen plant at Vizag Steel plant in Visakhapatnam which has the capability to supply 850 Million Tonnes (MT) of oxygen however is simply producing 100 MT at present on account of technical glitches. The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) is repairing a number of defunct oxygen crops throughout a number of districts, which is able to assist refill oxygen cylinders. The state has additionally requisitioned 10 ISO containers to move oxygen to the state from numerous sources.
Presently, the state has obtained 80 MT every single day from Jamnagar in Gujarat and 130 MT every day from Bellary in Karnataka — transported on the Oxygen Express prepare.
Deputy Chief Minister (Health) A K Krishna Srinivas stated 590 MT oxygen per day has been allotted to the state by the Centre and the per-day demand is between 590 MT to 610 MT.
The Telangana authorities in the meantime has determined to arrange 48 oxygen technology crops at numerous authorities hospitals in and round Hyderabad. These 48 crops will produce 324 MT of oxygen.