Defence Ministry Announces Decision to Airlift 23 Oxygen Generation Plants from Germany
Each plant will have a capacity to produce 40 litres of oxygen per minute and 2,400 litres per hour, according to the ministry.
Representative image. Oxygen tankers being airlifted on IAF C17 aeroplane for refilling of tankers from Angul Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha, in Hyderabad, Friday, April 23, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The defence ministry has decided to airlift 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany as several states reel under an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to a massive surge in coronavirus cases, officials said on Friday.
Defence Ministry plans to airlift 23 portable oxygen plants from Germany
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Representational image only - Bloomberg× The Defence Ministry has decided to airlift 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany as several States reeled under an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to a massive surge in coronavirus cases, officials said on Friday. They said each plant will have a capacity to produce 40 litres of oxygen per minute and 2,400 litres per hour.
‘Service period extended’
In a separate move, the Defence Ministry has decided to extend service period of 238 short service commission doctors in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) till December 31 to tide over the current situation, the officials said.
COVID-19: Amid shortage, govt to airlift 23 oxygen generation plants from Germany
Ajmer: Workers unloading oxygen cylinders, to be used for Covid-19 patients at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital, in Ajmer, Friday, April 23, 2021.
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New Delhi: The defence ministry has decided to airlift 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany as several states reeled under an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to a massive surge in coronavirus cases, officials said on Friday.
They said each plant will have a capacity to produce 40 litres of oxygen per minute and 2,400 litres per hour.
In a separate move, the defence ministry has decided to give extension to 238 short service commissioned doctors in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) till December 31 to tide over the current situation, the officials said.
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Amid Covid crisis, Defence ministry to airlift 23 oxygen generation plants from Germany
The defence ministry has decided to airlift 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany as several states reeled under an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to a massive surge in coronavirus cases, officials said on Friday. They said each plant will have a capacity to produce 40 litres of oxygen per minute and 2,400 litres per hour.
In a separate move, the defence ministry has decided to give extension to 238 short service commissioned doctors in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) till December 31 to tide over the current situation, the officials said.