Employees and partners worked together to activate the facility within a day of receiving the required materials and machinery to set up the oxygen cylinder bottling plant, it said. "The bottling plant has a daily production capacity of 400 medical-grade oxygen cylinders. We will continue putting in our best efforts to help meet the nation s needs," the company added.
The second unit at the Sterlite Copper Plant here is likely to commence oxygen production within a week, officials said on Sunday.After the Supreme Court directed, the Tamil Nadu government gave its n
Medical oxygen production resumes at Thoothukudi s Sterlite Copper plant
The oxygen production had to be stopped temporarily following a technical snag in the cold box at the oxygen plant on May 14.
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THOOTHUKUDI: The Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi on Wednesday resumed its operation at the oxygen plant after fixing the technical glitch that occurred on May 14.
The oxygen production had to be stopped temporarily following a technical snag in the cold box at the plant.
The authorities roped in various experts including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The plant issued a press statement in which it said that the disruption in the oxygen plant has been rectified and the oxygen production has resumed. The oxygen generated in being stored at our onsite facilities and will be distributed as per the directions of the state government and concerned nodal officers, the statement added.
"This has helped fastrack the repair process for which we are thankful to the local administration, which was instrumental in facilitating this cooperative effort to recommence our oxygen production," Vedanta said.