Delhi Government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India, has set up an oxygen generation plant at GB Pant Hospital (Gobind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research), to augment the facility’s oxygen supply capabilities.
The hospital is a leading super-specialty tertiary care center and manages referrals from across the country. Ms. Kanni Wingraja, United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the oxygen plant in the presence of Ms. Shoko Noda, Resident Representative, UNDP India, Dr. Anil Agarwal, Medical Director GB Pant Hospital, and other senior officials from the hospital and the government.
The oxygen plant utilises pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology to produce up to 1,050 liters of oxygen per minute. It will serve approximately 750 hospital beds, including those supported by ventilators and the intensive care unit.
