O2 requirement of hospitals in Nashik drops by 17%

Nashik: The requirement of medical oxygen for Covid-19 patients in Nashik has reduced by at least 17% in the last 10 days, assistant commissioner of FDA, Nashik, Madhuri Pawar said.

Speaking to TOI, Pawar, who recently took charge, said that the present supply of medical oxygen cylinders to hospitals and centres treating Covid-19 patients with capacity of 7 cubic meters is around 5200 a day.

“The daily requirement of these cylinders was around 17-20% higher than what it is now. We feel that the need for medical oxygen has reduced in these 10 days since an increasing number of patients are recovering per day,” added Pawar.

According to her, there are eight oxygen plants in Nashik which cater to the medical oxygen needs of hospitals.

“Although both the availability and requirement of medical oxygen are under control, we cannot afford to lower our guard since the demand could suddenly swell in future. We are continuing to maintain our vigil to prevent any diversion of the gas for non medical purposes,” added Pawar.

Under the guidance of district collector Suraj Mandhare, the Nashik FDA has formed different teams led by Pawar to ensure that the gas reaches the hospitals and other Covid centers for patients.

In the meantime, two more liquid oxygen manufacturing plants are in the offing that would further boost the availability of oxygen in Nashik.