In a major development, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday, January 17, two oxygen refilling plants at Mahalaxmi Race Course and Mahul.
The decision was taken amid an exponential spike in the coronavirus cases; however, the city has been witnessing a flattening curve. The experts have suggested that the could be a further rise in the COVID-19 infections in February.
During the second wave between April and June last year, Mumbai faced an acute shortage of medical oxygen.
Therefore, to avoid a similar situation during the third wave, the oxygen refilling plants have been set up as part of joint efforts between the BMC and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
माहूल येथे प्रतिदिन १५ मेट्रिक टन प्राणवायू वापरुन १५०० जंबो सिलेंडर्स भरणे शक्य,भारत पेट्रोलियम कॉर्पोरेशन लिमिटेड (बीपीसीएल) च्या सहकार्याने प्रकल्प उभारणी
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) January 17, 2022
महालक्ष्मी प्रकल्पामध्ये प्रतिदिन १०० ते १२० ड्युरा सिलेंडर्स भरण्याची क्षमता. pic.twitter.com/1t9fobY80F
The BMC said that BPCL will supply the oxygen on a chargeable basis.
Inaugurating the plants via video conferencing, the state environment minister, Aaditya Thackeray, said that BMC is the first civic body in India to have its own oxygen refilling plant.
An official stated that these new oxygen filling plants will be cost-effective, saving ₹1.5-2 crores for BMC every year. As many as 112 oxygen cylinders could be filled at a time at the Mahul plant.
The BMC also said that the pressure of oxygen filling has been increased to 150kg/cm² from 1.5kg/cm².
The Mahul plant has been built over an area of over 850 square meters and is equipped to fill 1,500 jumbo cylinders per day, while the Mahalaxmi plant can refill 100-150 dura cylinders per day.
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