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Mysuru has a capacity to refill 75 KL of oxygen per day
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Mysuru has a combined refilling capacity of 75 kilolitres (KL) of liquid oxygen per day.
Though there are no liquid medical oxygen (LMO) manufacturers in Mysuru, sources in the Industries Department said there are five refilling plants here that source bulk LMO from different places.
The refilling plants source the LMO in bulk from Bellary Oxygen Company in Ballari, Praxair India Pvt Ltd from Koppal, and Bhoruka Gases Ltd from Bengaluru, which reaches Mysuru in tankers and refilled in cylinders.
According to sources in the Department of Industries, Padaki Air Products and Trinethra Gas, both situated in Kadakola, and Mahanthi Oxygen, Hebbal, have a capacity to refill about 20 KL each per day each; Southern Gas Limited, Hebbal, has a capacity to refill about 10 KL per day; and Mangala Ravi Enterprises in Yadavgiri has a refilling capacity of 5 KL per day.
Karnataka tells oxygen makers to ensure supply to Covid-hit
By IANS |
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Relative of Covid positive patient carry an empty oxygen cylinder for refilling at filling center. (Photo: AFTAB ALAM SIDDIQUI/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, May 4 : On a day when 24 Covid patients allegedly died to due to lack of oxygen at a state-run hospital in Karnataka s Chamarajanagar district, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddiyurappa directed gas manufacturers to ensure uninterrupted and timely supply to save lives, an official said on Monday. At a meeting with 6 leading oxygen manufacturers here, the Chief Minister told them to ensure uninterrupted and timely supply of allocated quantity of the gas to hospitals, said the official in a statement here.
Express News Service
BENGALURU: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar have written to the Central Government to increase the allocation of medical grade oxygen supply to the state after the Centre capped the quota to 300 metric tons of oxygen per day for Karnataka. This is much less than the present requirement, said sources in the know of the matter.
“There are seven liquid oxygen plants in Karnataka which, together, manufacture around 812 metric tons of oxygen per day. Out of this, the Centre has allocated only 300 tons to the state. The rest of the oxygen will be distributed to other states as per Central allocation. This is just not enough for the state, which is grappling with an acute shortage of oxygen.