Rourkela: Living up to the meet the unprecedented requirement of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), under the guidance of Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Government of India, has expedited production and supply of LMO to different states of the country.
The Oxygen Plant of RSP has maximised the production of LMO and sending the tankers expeditiously. The department collective has been ensuring smooth and efficient filling as well as despatching of the vehicles loaded with the lifesaving element.
It is worthwhile to mention that previously the LMO used to be despatched only in the day time, i.e. in General Shift only. However, in view of the emergency in requirement and considering that the despatch is primarily dependent on tanker availability, the loading and despatch is now-a-days taking place on round the clock basis. The employees of Oxygen Plant are enthusiastically coming forward in carrying out the yeoman service for the countrymen.
Notably, in the month of April 2021 (upto 28th), so far 2501 Tonnes of LMO has been supplied from Rourkela Steel Plant to Odisha and other states such as Maharashtra, Delhi, UP, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.