Akhilesh offers Rs 1cr from MPLADS funds to set up oxygen plant in Azamgarh

Varanasi: Samajwadi Party president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has offered Rs 1crore financial aid from his MPLADS fund for setting up an oxygen plant in his constituency, Azamgarh, for emergency care of Covid patients.
Azamgarh district magistrate Rajesh Kumar said, Akhilesh Yadav’s proposal has been received for installing an oxygen plant and bolstering medical infrastructure at Tarwa Hospital.“The funds would be used to augment healthcare facilities for Covid patients, buying testing kits and procurement of PPEs for doctors and health workers,” he said. Another oxygen plant is being set up at the district hospital with PM CARES Fund. Sadar MLA Durga Prasad Yadav too has offered Rs 25 lakh from his MLALAD fund for buying lifesaving drugs, oxygen, Remdesivir injection and oximeter.
The DM claimed currently there was no oxygen shortage in the district. “We have already provided a licence for oxygen production from Liquid Medical Oxygen in March. The unit has a capacity of filling 800 jumbo cylinders per day. Earlier, oxygen was imported from Mau as there no such plant in Azamgarh. Now, the requirement is being fulfilled locally,” the DM said.
The number of beds have also been raised by roping in private hospitals and district has 790 beds in three government and three private hospitals. “Both Tarwa and Lalganj hospitals have 100 beds each. Three more private hospitals would be acquired for Covid care,” he said.