Also, state-run Rural Electrification Corp. (REC) has been appointed as the nodal agency for monitoring power supply to 73 major oxygen generation plants in India, said two government officials aware of the development. Ensuring constant power supply to medical oxygen plants is critical as even a brief power cut at such facilities can cause a drop in pressure, setting back the entire production process by about 2-3 hours. “Given the impending crisis, the government started the process of identifying why full medical oxygen supply was not happening. India’s domestic liquid medical oxygen production has been ramped up to around 9,400 metric tonnes per day. View Full Image REC is the nodal agency that monitors power supply to 73 oxygen generation plants.

Source: Mint May 09, 2021 18:00 UTC