New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Plants established under PM CARES, across 35 states and Union Territories, in an event to be held at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on Thursday at 1100 hrs.
With this, all districts of the country will now have commissioned PSA Oxygen Plants, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion.
Till now, a total of 1224 PSA Oxygen Plants have been funded under PM CARES all across the country, out of which more than 1100 Plants have been commissioned, providing an output of over 1750 MT oxygen per day.
It is a testimony of the proactive measures taken by the Government to augment India's medical oxygen generation capacity since the advent of Covid-19 pandemic, the statement said.
The project to commission a PSA oxygen plant in each district of the country was executed while dealing with complex challenges of hilly areas, islands and territories with difficult terrain.
Operations and maintenance of these plants have been ensured by training more than 7,000 personnel. They come with an embedded Internet of Things (IoT) device for real time monitoring of their functioning and performance through a consolidated web portal.
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