New Delhi:Fertiliser cooperative IFFCO on Friday said its second oxygen plant being set up in Uttar Pradesh, at Bareilly, will commence operation from May 30 and will supply for free to hospitals in the state and adjoining areas.
IFFCO is setting up a total of four oxygen plants in India at a cost of about Rs 30 crore.
Two plants will be established in Uttar Pradesh -- one at Aonla in Bareilly and the other one at Phulphur in Prayagraj. One each plant is coming at Paradeep (Odisha) and Kalol (Gujarat).
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In a series of tweets, IFFCO Managing Director and CEO US Awasthi said, "To fulfil the demand of medical grade oxygen in the country, IFFCO has given an order for its second oxygen plant in Aonla, Bareilly, in Uttar Pradesh."
The capacity of an oxygen plant that is coming up at its Aonla unit will be 130 cubic metres per hour and it will commence from May 30, he said.
Awasthi said it is an automatic cylinder filling turnkey plant and transpiration requires time. A dedicated and separate team has been allocated for this matter, he added.