New Delhi: (PSU CSR News) Minister of State (MoS) for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday inaugurated the PSA Oxygen plant set up by The Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore (FACT) Limited at OPEC Kaili Hospital, Basti in Uttar Pradesh. The inauguration was done through video conferencing.
The Minister informed that the 500 litres per minute (LPM) capacity Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant is set up as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project of FACT, a Fertilizer PSU under the Department of Fertilizers. He further informed that this is one among the 5 PSA oxygen plants ordered by FACT for various hospitals to meet the medical oxygen demand and the other four plants will be installed in various Government hospitals in Kerala.
Mandaviya said that the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic have given us the opportunity to rethink and redevelop our health and medical infrastructure, enhance manufacturing capacity and develop local supply networks. He said under the leadership of the Prime Minister has taken all possible steps to fight the pandemic and is committed to ensuring the better health and safety of the people of the country.
The virtual function was attended by the Member of Parliament (MP) of Basti Harish Dwivedi, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Basti Sadar Dayaram Chaudhary, FACT Limited's Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Kishor Rungta, District Magistrate of Basti and other senior officials.
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