Chennai: With a view to augment the supply of medical oxygen, Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) NLC India Ltd is in the process of setting up Pressure Swing Medical Oxygen plants at its project sites including Neyveli and Thoothukudi in Tamilnadu and sites across the country.
Tenders have been floated for the Oxygen plants and once the process is completed, the plants will be set up within one month.
NLCIL has planned to set up nine plants with capacity of 30 NM3/Hour based on the requirement at different locations.
Two plants of 12 NM3/Hour capacity costing Rs 25 to Rs 30 lakh will be installed
at the NLCIL Hospital in Neyveli while three plants of 30 NM3/Hour capacity costing Rs 65 lakh to 70 lakh each will be installed in Chennai.
The plants in Chennai will be installed in Government General Hospitals identified by the State government, said Rakesh Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of NLCIL.