Covid-19: Ernakulam Govt hospitals to get free liquid oxygen supply from BPCL
The truck carrying the first parcel of liquid oxygen from BPCL Kochi Refinery to government medical college, Ernakulam, was flagged off by Ernakulam district collector S Suhas, a BPCL statement said here.;
Kochi: In view of the shortage of medical oxygen in Kerala, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited along with its business partner Prodair Air Products on Monday commenced supply of liquid oxygen to government hospitals in Ernakulam district free of cost for combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Post outbreak of COVID -19 pandemic, the demand for medical oxygen has gone up many folds and Government authorities have identified a shortage of medical oxygen across the country.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has been requesting Refineries to explore possibilities for producing medical grade oxygen with available facilities in the Refineries.
The Build-Own-Operate unit of BPCL-KR, operated by M/s Prodair Air Products India Pvt Ltd has a provision to produce and store liquid oxygen of 99.7 percent purity.
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