Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, said that 88 oxygen generating facilities with a combined capacity of over 45,000 liters of oxygen per minute are now operating in the state.
Chouhan stated in an official statement late Tuesday evening that 190 oxygen plants will be operating by the end of the month.
“The deficiencies seen in the health infrastructure during the second wave of Covid-19 are being addressed on a priority basis. The most important of these shortcomings was the availability of medical oxygen,” the CM said.
As of Tuesday, 88 out of the 190 proposed oxygen plants have become functional in Madhya Pradesh so far, Chouhan said. “These 88 plants have a generation capacity of 45,890 liters per minute,” he added.
With the start of oxygen production in Madhya Pradesh, now there will be no need to get the life-saving gas from other states, Chouhan said. “Our target is to set up oxygen plants at tehsil-levels and all the district headquarters. Besides, oxygen concentrators have been provided at places where oxygen plants are not installed,” he added.
There is a total of 52 districts in the state. Chouhan said out of the 190 oxygen plants proposed in MP, 102 are being set up with the help of the Centre. On Tuesday, MP reported 11 new cases of coronavirus, taking the tally of infections to 7,92,281, while the death toll stood at 10,516 as no fresh casualties were reported during the day, as per official data.
