Every state in India is reported oxygen shortage while government is trying best to get maximum supply from every possible way. In this queue , Tamil Nadu state government is also facing shortage of oxygen and now government has been working closely with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to augment the Oxygen production and to divert it to the health facilities across the state. Let us share here that the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) has installed a capacity of 1,400 normal cubic metres per hour (Nm3/hour) of Oxygen.
Here it is to be noted that the CPCL is however producing only 800 Nm3/hour and to increase the production it has to install a compressor. This will take a couple of weeks for the plant to become fully operational. Based on the extent of the infection, a COVID patient is recommended home treatment and quarantine in most cases, or hospitalisation without being immediately admitted to ICCU or bed supported by oxygen cylinder, oxygen beds, ICCU and the like.
However, to meet the requirement the CII has already constituted a Covid task force which has been monitoring the industrial units of the state and already established contact with around 30 major hospitals. Union Territory of Puducherry has a production capacity of 120 MT of Oxygen per day and Tamil Nadu is taking 40 MT of Oxygen from Puducherry on a daily basis.
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