As part of its efforts to contribute to meeting the unprecedented demand of medical Oxygen amid a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) has decided to installa plant to manufacture oxygen at its unit located in Kalol, Gandhinagar. The plant is expected to start operation soon.
The plant will have the capacity to produce 200 cubic meter of oxygen per hour. IFFCOs oxygen plant in Kalol will generate medical-grade oxygen. It will be able to fill up 700 D-type (having storage capacity of 46.7 litres) and 300 B-type cylinders (having capacity of 10 litres) every day, IFFCO tweeted on Monday. This plant is currently at erection stage and installation stage.
IFFCO has estimated a total for all the four Plants, including the one in Gujarat, at Rs 30 crore.