Under CSR, Hindalco gifts 25 oxygen concentrators to Sonbhadra Admin

Varanasi: Under its corporate social responsibility (CSR), Hindalco-Renukoot provided 25 oxygen concentrators worth Rs. 21 lakh to the Sonbhadra district administration. Hindalco is the world’s largest aluminium rolling company and among the biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia.
CEO of Hindalco-Renukoot N Nagesh and HR head Satish Anand handed over the oxygen concentrators to district magistrate Abhishek Singh and CMO Dr.Nem Singh on Tuesday. While 10 oxygen concentrators will be given to the Sonbhadra district hospital, Myorpur and Dudhi CHCs each will get five concentrators. Besides, Babhani CHC will get three concentrators and the rural hospital will get two oxygen concentrators.
Nagesh said that Hindalco had already established an oxygen generation plant at the district hospital, which started production on May 4 and is producing 45 litres of oxygen per minute. With the revival of the Karahiya plant now 300 cylinders of oxygen are being refilled and supplied to public and private hospitals in different corners of southern UP, such as Mirzapur, Shaktinagar and Robertsganj. It is also sending oxygen to hospitals and industrial units based in Singrauli (MP).
The 140-bedded Sonbhadra district hospital is being able to use the oxygen generated at its own plant. As the second wave of Covid-19 hit the country, the Sonbhadra district administration requested Hindalco to come forward to help in this battle. Hindalco responded by first setting up an oxygen generation plant in the district hospital and then ensuring the revival of the oxygen plant at Karahiya.
At Renukoot, Hindalco is continuously working to stem the tide of Covid. The 150-bed Hindalco Hospital at Renukoot, staffed by 35 doctors and 140 paramedical staff, has 60 beds to treat Covid-19 patients. The hospital has provision for six ICU beds and 15 centralised oxygen beds. The plant administration has also set up a 56-bed Covid Isolation Centre and there are four ambulances to ferry patients.
He said that the Hindalco management is also distributing food packets and ration packets to the needy on regular basis. Responding to the request of the district administration, the management will provide 2,000 medicine kits for the distribution in rural areas.