Health ministerT Harish Raostated thatwill be capable enough to generate 550 metric tonnes (MT) of Oxygen on a daily basis and added that the government has signed an agreement with some organisations at Pashamylaram Industrial Area.
Addressing the gathering after inaugurating an oxygen plant at an area hospital in Zaheerabad on Sunday, the minister stated that the state only had capacity to generate 200 MT of oxygen whenCovidhit Telangana in March 2020. The state had to import oxygen from Tamil Nadu, Goa, andKarnatakaas the demand increased to 500 MT, the minister added.
Following these developments, the health minister stated that chief ministerK Chandrasekhar Raodirected them to increase the capacity of oxygen supply to 550 metric tonnes. He said that they had connected all 27,000 beds in hospitals to an oxygen supply company for establishing an oxygen plan. He stated that this was the 86th plant in the state.