Solidarity Mission: High-capacity French oxygen generators to arrive in India amid Covid crisis
India Today
The first phase of the French solidarity mission to India will see the arrival -of high-capacity oxygen generator plants that will make eight hospitals in the country autonomous for more than a decade.
France is deploying a massive solidarity mission to support India at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron. The mission will not only provide immediate medical relief but also make eight hospitals in India autonomous for more than a decade. #FranceStandsWithIndia, just as India has always stood by France. The first shipment of our COVID-19 solidarity mission has just taken off and will land tomorrow morning - with more in the coming days! Together, we will prevail.Read more https://t.co/bAeXov9RuJ pic.twitter.com/k3gwvwZnvS À Roissy CDG, pour la mise en place du pont aérien et maritime d’oxygène, voulu par @EmmanuelMacron, en solidarité avec le peuple indien. Merci au @CdCMAE et aux entreprises pour cette mobilisation en un temps record ! #TenirEnsemble pic.twitter.com/oWR5A06hHr In the first phase of the mission, a special cargo flight will land in Delhi on early May 2 morning to deliver 28 tons of medical equipment worth more than Rs 17 crore. This delivery includes eight world-class, high capacity oxygen generator plants manufactured by the French company Novair. These plants produce medical oxygen from ambient air to supply a hospital's oxygen system and/or fill cylinders.
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