PANAJI
Two Oxygen generation plants (Pressure Swing Adsorption -PSA) will be set up at North Goa District Hospital at Mapusa (1,000 litres per minute (LPM) and ESI Hospital (1,000 LPM) under PM Cares Fund. The delivery of the same is expected by June 7.
One PSA Plant is being installed in GMC by GSIDC and is awaiting commissioning. Another PSA oxygen generation plant of 600 LPM capacity is received through the PM Cares Fund for SGDH, Margao. However, the delivery of the compressor is awaited for taking up its installation and commissioning.
Goa government, meanwhile initiated the process of global tendering for procuring Covid vaccine informed a release.
The process for procuring 2 lakh doses of COVAXIN from Bharat Biotech, Hyderabad has also been initiated. Considering the target population of 6.5 lakhs for the age group of 18-44 years, the State government has placed an order for 5 Lakh doses of COVISHIELD vaccine from Serum Institute, out of which 32,870 doses have been received in the first lot. This first batch has been almost exhausted within a week. Further, 36,580 doses have been allocated for the entire month of June 2021 for vaccinating the 18 to 44 age group.
