Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed the progress of augmentation and availability of the Oxygen across ෴the country.
The government ha🔥s said that more than 1,500 PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) oxygen plants are coming up.
The ꧑Prime Minister's Office (PMO), in a statement, said Modi asked officials to ensure that these plants are made functional at the earliest and also told them to work closely with state governments in this regard.
These upcoming oxygen plants include those being built with the contribution from the PM CARES fund as well as from various🦩 ministries and PSUs, it said.
PSA oxygen plants contributed by the PM CARES fund are coming up in all states and districts of the country, and Modi ❀was told that they will support more than 4 lakh oxygenated beds once functional, the PMO said.
"PM asked officials to ensure there is adequate training of hospital staff on operation and maintenance of oxygen plants. He also directed officials to ensure that each district haܫs trained personnel available," it said.
The prime minister was informed by officials that a training module prepared by experts is in place, and they are targeting trainin♏g of around 8,000 people across the country.
Modi ℱalso asked them to deploy advanced technology like IoT to track the performance and functioning of these oxygen plants at the local and national l🐻evel.
He was informed by officials t🌃hat a pilot exercise is being done using IoT for m🌄onitoring the performance of the oxygen plants, the PMO said.
Officials also informed the prime ministܫer that they are in regular touch with officers from state governments regarding fast-tracking the oxygen pla🤡nts, it said.
With many places complaining of oxygen shortage in hospitals during the peak of the second COVID-19 wave in April-May, the Union government has been taking measures in coordination wit🌌h states to boost the production and supply of the life-saving gas.
Modiꦺ has been holding a number of meetings in this ▨regard amid apprehensions of a third wave of the pandemic.
(PTI inputs)
