The government has done away with the norm of physical inspection of global manufacturers and production facilities by the Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization (PESO).
The union government on Wednesday said it has simplified the procedure of importing oxygen cylinders and cryogenic tankers urgently required to treat thousands of patients affected by Covid-19. Commerce and industry ministry said that key approvals required for imports will be granted online without any delay upon submission of the manufacturer s particulars. “The Government of India has reviewed the existing procedure of registration and approval of global manufacturers for importing oxygen cylinders and cryogenic tankers/ containers by Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization (PESO). In view of the COVID pandemic, PESO shall not carry out physical inspection of global manufacturers production facilities before grant of such registration and approval,” an official statement.
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E. Palaniswami said that the active Kasalod of Tamil Nadu has exceeded one lakh. (File photo)
New Delhi:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, requested Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to immediately cancel the supply of oxygen from their plants in view of the increasing number of active cases in the state.
Tamil Nadu, Mr. Palaniswamy said, is witness to high levels of oxygen dependent active cases, requiring 450 metric tons (mt) above the state’s production capacity of 400 metric tons. He said that eighty metric tonnes of liquid oxygen has been sent to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and should be halted in view of the increase in demand for oxygen.
From the labs
Tough cylinder
Indian Oil Corporation and IIT-Kharagpur are jointly developing a new material to make cylinders for storing hydrogen, IOC’s Director – R&D, SSV Ramakumar, told
Quantum. Hydrogen is difficult to store, as it reacts with the cylinder walls, forming compounds and weakening them. This ‘hydrogen embrittlement’ can cause (an invisible) explosion you won’t know until the heat touches you. The “special material” under development is at least a third cheaper than conventional cylinders. Prototypes are undergoing tests. Eventually, they will develop a type-III (carbon composite with metal liner) or a type-IV (carbon composite with polymer liner) cylinder that can hold hydrogen at over 650 bars pressure. Right now the permissible pressure is 300 bars. “We have applied to the Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization (PESO) for permission to raise the pressure,” Ramakumar said.
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