Our Correspondent

Abohar/Sriganganagar, May 17

The Rajasthan Government has announced installation of medical oxygen plants in Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh over the next 60 days to tackle the second wave of the pandemic.

Each plant will provide piped supply to 86 beds in district-level hospitals, which also accommodate patients from Abohar and Fazilka. The company installing the plants will maintain these for two years.

Another 20 ton plant, installed by a businessman, Harshit Grover, at a cost of Rs 1 crore, has begun functioning in Hanumangarh. During a visit to the plant, MLA Vinod Chaudhary said state Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma had accepted his request to rush 8 ton liquid oxygen to refill 900 cylinders every day.

Doctors of the District Hospital in Sriganganagar apprised the District Collector of the problems being faced due to the expansion of beds in the Covid dedicated centre from 100 to 250 after more patients had to be accommodated from Abohar and neighboring areas. It was decided that an additional 100-bed facility be arranged at Jan Sewa Hospital.