144 oxygen plants inaugurated at government hospitals in A.P.
The Hindu
Steps taken to achieve self-sufficiency in oxygen, says Chief Minister
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday virtually inaugurated 144 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants set up at various government hospitals in the State.
On the occasion, Mr. Jagan said the government had been taking all measures to contain Coronavirus ahead of the third wave, and as part of it, 144 oxygen plants had been installed in government hospitals at a cost of ₹426 crore.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.