Corporates inRajasthanhave committed to set up 73oxygenplants at government hospitals through donations andCSRfunds out of which four have become operational by the end of May.
While 27 of them are under various stages of development by the donated funds, the rest are getting implemented under the companies CSR activities.
During peak of the second wave, local industries had supplied more than 3,000 cylinders of Oxygen on daily basis.
Transportation of the medical oxygen had emerged as a major challenge following sudden increase in demand. The industries department under the Oxygen Management Group traced and acquired nearly 26,000 industrial oxygen cylinders.
Similarly, Shree Cement from itsPaliunit supplied 250 filled oxygen cylinders. SRK Oxygen plant in Chittorgarh was revived for generation 700 cylinders a day. Salasar Gases in Kishangarh, an old and closed LMO plant, was made functional for producing 600 cylinders a day.