Medical Oxygen Production Being Ramped Up: Officials Inform PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed about the increasing production of the life-saving gas at a high-level meeting on Tuesday.

The production of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) has risen to 8,922 MT per day and is expected to cross 9,250 MT by the end of the month, the government said on Tuesday, noting that it was only 5,700 MT in August last year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was informed about the increasing production of the life-saving gas, whose shortage has been reported in several places amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, at a high-level meeting on Tuesday during which he asked officials to work closely with state governments to start PSA Oxygen plants at the earliest. In the meeting on the prevailing COVID-19 situation, PM Modi reviewed the availability of medical infrastructure and directed officials to ensure rapid upgradation of health facilities, the PMO said in a statement. Three empowered groups also made a presentation to the prime minister, it added.