BHAGALPUR: Five pressure swing adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen plants with a total production capacity of more than 6,000 litres of oxygen per minute (LOPM) will come up in Bhagalpur district soon.
All the three sub-divisional hospitals in the district – Bhagalpur sadar, Kahalgoan and Naugachia – will have one 1,000 LOPM capacity production plant each.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH) will have two production plants of 1,000 and 300 LOPM capacities.
Bhagalpur civil surgeon Dr Umesh Sharma said the state government had recently approved setting up of PSA oxygen plants in three sub-divisional hospitals in the district.
JLNMCH medical superintendent Dr Asim Kumar Das said two PSA medical oxygen production plants are being established at the hospital to cater to the needs of various categories of patients needing oxygen support.
He added while one of the new plants with 300 LOPM capacity was ready, another with 1000 LOPM capacity was being set up.
Bhagalpur DM Subrat Kumar Sen said the objective is to augment healthcare infrastructure and make the district a hub for production of medical oxygen.
“Locations and land areas have been earmarked for the upcoming PSA medical oxygen production plants,” the DM said, adding separate electrical transformers are being planned.