Sterlite Copper’s oxygen plant to resume oxygen generation shortly, says Minister

The technical snag in the plant’s ‘Cold Box’ had been rectified and the preliminary steps for heating-up of the plant had already started, Minister for Industries Thangam Thennarasu said

Generation of oxygen in Sterlite Copper’s oxygen plant, where production of the life-saving gas following an unexpected technical glitch, “will resume shortly”, Minister for Industries Thangam Thennarasu has said. Speaking to reporters in Tirunelveli on Monday Mr. Thennarasu, said at a meeting chaired by him at the Collectorate, a review was undertaken on the number of patients undergoing treatment in the hospitals including at Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital; the oxygen requirement to treat the badly infected COVID-19 positive patients; the influx of new patients; allied facilities etc.