After CM Yogi Adityanath’s initiative, Uttar Pradesh gets 72 oxygen plants, work on to set up 344 units

LUCKNOW: Following the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for making the state self-reliant in terms of oxygen supply, at least 72 oxygen plants have been set up in the state while plans are afoot to establish 344 more units. The state had 25 functional oxygen plants.
According to a government spokesperson, the steps initiated by the CM helped in managing the immediate crisis of oxygen and after new plants are set up, the state would become self-sufficient in medical oxygen production and there would be no need to source medical oxygen from other states in the long run.
He said an action plan was prepared to ensure availability of oxygen. At least 37 new oxygen plants were proposed to be set up from the PM Cares Fund. Out of these, 14 have been installed while three are under process. The state government has approved 64 oxygen plants, out of which six have started and 58 are in progress.
At least 80 plants have been set up by sugar mills and the excise department even as 90 oxygen plants are to be set up from MP and MLA funds. Out of these, eight have started and work is underway for 82 more plants. Under coporate social responsibility (CSR), 120 plants have been proposed to be set up, of which 18 have already been installed.
The state government said 12 new oxygen plants have been started in private medical colleges including two each in Rohilkhand Medical College, Bareilly, Narayana Medical College, Kanpur, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, and Venkateshwara Medical College, Amroha, and one each in Hind Barabanki, Hind Sitapur, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, and NCR IMS, Meerut.
Two oxygen plants have been made operational in Government Medical College, Saharanpur, with the help of the Centre. A new plant has been made functional by the state government at Uttar Pradesh Medical Sciences University, Saifai.
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Government Medical College, Jalaun and Budaun have been provided state government funds and self-governing State Medical College, Shahjahanpur, Deoria, from corporate fund.
Principal secretary, medical education, Alok Kumar said at least 48 oxygen generator plants were being installed of which 16 were being set up by the central government, 24 by state government, one plant from MLA fund and seven by corporate institutions. The process of establishing and making oxygen generator plants functional in all medical institutions in the state sector is on. All the plants are likely to become functional latest by the first week of August.