Oxygen plant resumes production after 2 yrs in Begusarai

BEGUSARAI: A closed medical oxygen producing plant at Begusarai started functioning from Monday following the initiative of the district administration to meet the sudden surge in oxygen demand amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic .
Begusarai DM Arvind Kumar Verma took an initiative in this regard and ensured that the closed private medical oxygen plant becomes functional.It has the capacity to produce 450 oxygen cylinders, containing 60 cubic metre of medical oxygen.
"It will not only help to meet the requirement of all the hospitals in Begusarai but will hopefully fulfil the needs of hospitals in neighbouring districts like Khagaria also," the DM said.
He added that the plant was closed for over two years owing to several issues, including non-payment of electricity bill. "Considering the urgent need to step up the supply of oxygen, I called several meetings of the owner of the plant and other officials and persons concerned and resolved the matter during the last two days, so that production from the plant can start again," he said.
Incidentally, the oxygen gas plant at Begusarai which produces medical oxygen is the only unit situated here after Patna and Muzaffarpur.