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New Delhi : Union Health and Family Welfare, Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on July 12, 2021, virtually inaugurated two pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants at Sir Takhtasinhji hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, in the presence of Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Along with 2 Oxygen Generation plant of 1,000 LPM capacity each, copper piping network and associated facilities like fire fighting system and automatic oxygen source changeover system were also inaugurated.
The occasion was also graced by Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for Ports, Waterways and Shipping, and Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Speaking on the occasion, Mandaviya said, “ This facility is dedicated to the people of Bhavnagar. Similar such facilities inaugurated recently would help the country in times of crisis.” Reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for the country, he said that the country is working in the spirit of Lok-Bhagidari through a “whole of society” approach to keep the country safe from Covid.”
The Union Health Minister noted the cooperation people showed during lockdowns in maintaining Covid Appropriate Behaviour and social distancing norms to beat the first Covid-19 wave. “It is an evidence of sheer cooperation among different stakeholders from both public and private sector that we ramped up our oxygen capacity that was mere 4,000 MT (metric tonne) to more than 12,000 MT in a short span of time,” he stated, according to a PIB release.
On the continuing challenge of Covid-19, Mandaviya mentioned, “We have learnt a lot from the second wave like oxygen supply, hospital beds and medicine. We have now ensured adequate funds in every district for buying critical care medical requirement in emergency. The Cabinet has recently approved Rs 23,000 crore package for Covid-19 emergency response. We have made adequate provisions for paediatric care in all hospitals to provide the most effective healthcare for children. A comprehensive plan and capacity building in next 6 months is being taken up through this Covid package.”
The Deendayal Port Trust through its Corporate Social Responsibility has installed the two Medical Oxygen PSA units at Sir Takhtsinhji Hospital, Bhavnagar, run by Govt. of Gujarat, at the a cost of Rs 2.53 crores. The installed PSA oxygen generator unit have the capacity of 1,000 LPM (litres per minute) each, i.e., 60,000 liters/hr at 5-6 bar pressure of each unit totalling to 1,20,000 liters/hr, which can be utilised for treatment of Covid as well as other patients at the hospital. The system will eliminate the hardship of frequent refilling the cylinders for treatment of patients and will ensure smooth and continuous oxygen supply to the hospital.
The PSA Oxygen generation unit generates pure oxygen gas by the continuous process of pressure swing adsorption & desorption methods through imported Molecular oxygen sieves in pressurized & de-pressurized state in the unit and finally delivers oxygen of minimum 93% purity.