Dakshina Kannada gets its first oxygen production plant
The Hindu
It has been commissioned at CHC in Bantwal
The oxygen generation plant at the community health centre (CHC) at Vamadapadavu in Bantwal started its operation on Saturday and it became the first plant to be commissioned in the government health facility in Dakshina Kannada. An oxygen generation plant each is coming up at the Government Wenlock Hospital and Government Lady Goshchen Hospital in Mangaluru. The oxygen generation plant at the 30-bed CHC at Vamadapadavu has been constructed at a cost of ₹1 crore. The 500-litre capacity plant generates 47 litres of oxygen per minute. Americare India Foundation, Maharashtra, has constructed the plant.
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