Minister of Health and Family Welfare, S Pangyu Phom inaugurates PSA oxygen generation plant at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima on May 17. (Morung Photo)
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Kohima | May 17
Nagaland gets its first PSA oxygen generation plant at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima which was inaugurates by Minister of Health and Family Welfare, S Pangyu Phom on May 17 morning.
Describing the day as significant for the people of the state, Phom said the PSA plant separates oxygen from the normal compressed air and can produce round the clock uninterrupted supply of oxygen.
As Nagaland battles the increase in the COVID-19 cases, he said the plant will help ease the oxygen demands of the hospital, which will be supplied straight to the site of use through the medical gas pipeline.
Giving a brief background, the Minister informed that the PSA plant at NHAK has the capacity of 300 LPM.
He further informed that after the completion of the installation and commissioning of the work, the gas sample was sent to Fare Labs, Gurgaon. The test sample purity of medical oxygen is 95.37% which, he said is confirming to the standard quality and is declared fit to use for medical purposes.
Phom also informed that installation and commissioning at District Hospital Dimapur is completed and sample test result is awaited while installation and commissioning work at IMDH Mokokchung is in process.
PSA oxygen generation plants infrastructure works at Tuensang, Phek, Longleng, Mon, Zunheboto, Wokha, Peren and Kiphire has been initiated, said Phom and that proposed for PSA plant at Noklak is being positively expected.
It was also informed that two additional PSA plants of 1000 LPM for NHAK and CIHSR Dimapur has been proposed to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to augment the surge of COVID positive cases in the state.
“With the PSA plant in all the district hospitals, oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders distributed to all districts, the requirement of the oxygen to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic should be comfortable,” said Phom optimistically.
He also thanked the MoHFW, UNDP and UNICEF for their generous contributions.
