Madhya Pradesh

• 23 Aug 2021

10 Oxygen Plants Inaugurated

Why in News

• On August 21, 2021, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan virtually inaugurated newly installed oxygen plants costing Rs. 6.5 crore in 10 hospitals of Madhya Pradesh.

Key Points

• These 10 oxygen plants have the capacity to produce 5500 LPM (Litre Per Minute) of oxygen. With the establishment of these oxygen plants, Madhya Pradesh will become self-sufficient in oxygen.
• These plants have been set up at Ashta and Rehti in Sehore district, Vidisha and Sironj in Vidisha district, Khargone and Barwah in Khargone district, Khurai in Sagar district, besides Katni, Tikamgarh and Narsinghpur districts.
• No government hospital had an Oxygen Generation Plant in Madhya Pradesh as of March 2020. At present 190 oxygen plants are being set up in the state. Of these, 68 plants have been established and 65 plants have been made functional so far. All the remaining plants will be functional by the month of September.
• Following are the Oxygen Plants inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh-

Dedicated Oxygen Plant
Health Institution	Production Capability	Health Institution	Production Capability
Community Health Center Rehti, District Sehore	200 LPM	District Hospital, Khargone	250 LPM
Civil Hospital Ashta, District Sehore	300 LPM	Civil Hospital Barwah, District Khargone	500 LPM
District Hospital, Vidisha	1000 LPM	District Hospital, Tikamgarh	500 LPM
Civil Hospital Sironj, District Vidisha	250 LPM	District Hospital, Narsinghpur	1000 LPM
District Hospital, Katni	1000 LPM	Civil Hospital Khurai, District Sagar	500 LPM