Ensure uninterrupted power to oxygen plant, HPSEBL told
Tribune News Service
Solan, April 23
The district administration has directed the officials of the HP State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) to ensure uninterrupted power supply to oxygen manufacturing plant, Inox Air Products at Barotiwala. This is the fourth such plant of Inox Air in North India.
Deputy Commissioner, Solan, KC Chaman, said in a bid to facilitate this oxygen manufacturing plant which was catering to Jammu, Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal, the officials of the HPSEBL have been directed to ensure availability of uninterrupted power supply round the clock to this plant.
As much as 115 metric tonnes per day liquid oxygen is being supplied by this plant to various hospitals in these states. It has suspended supply of oxygen to the industries given the medical emergency and it was only catering to the hospitals now, informed an official.
With demand for medical oxygen surging in various states owing to spike in the Covid cases, the district administration was monitoring its supply on a daily basis. DC KC Chaman said, “A field report is being sought every morning and evening to ensure that the manufacturers faced no problems.”
Himachal Oxygen plant at Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district and Baddi Filling Station are also providing oxygen cylinders to the state’s hospitals, informed officials.
State Drugs Controller Navneet Marwaha said a drug inspector was monitoring the manufacturing and distribution of oxygen from the Inox Air Products daily. Emergencies were being catered to on priority.
