Tamil
Nadu, Chennai
Thiru.
Ma Subramanian, Health Minister of Tamil Nadu inaugurated Oxygen generation
plant (to support 200 beds) and a 3D printed Doffing Unit at Omandurar Medical
College and Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He also virtually inaugurated the 3D
printed doffing unit installed in Government Headquarters Hospital,
Kanchipuram, and also virtually laid the foundation stone for the doffing unit
coming up in Government Medical College and Hospital,Thiruvallur. These were
donated by Saint-Gobain as part of its Covid relief support.
Saint-Gobain India is
committed to protecting the lives of local communities and healthcare workers,
which is aligned to the organisation’s purpose of ‘Making the World A better
home’. The Oxygen plant for Government Medical College Hospital, Omandurar
Chennai is a fully automated, state of the art plant costing Rs 2.5 Cr. It has
been airlifted from France with the support of the French Government and the
French embassy in India. The company is also donating another plant, sourced
locally from India costing Rs 75 lakhs for IRT Hospital at Perundurai, Erode
district.
Saint-Gobain India creates
history by setting up nation’s first 3D printed doffing unit in Tamil Nadu in
association with TVASTA. The doffing unit will support frontline health workers
more effectively in their self sanitization processes. It is equipped with a
UV-C sterilisation box, automatic sanitiser, soap dispensers, washbasin, WC,
provision for disposal of PPE kits, and a shower area. The walls of the doffing
unit are printed to ensure they are thermally insulated to reduce the heat
ingress. The doffing unit is spread across an area of 150 sq. ft. and is
designed using advanced concrete 3D printing technology that saves time,
energy, and cost. The advantage of 3D printed construction technology is that
it is prefabricated, sustainable with zero waste, utilizing lesser raw
materials.
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Source: Saint-Gobain Press Release
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