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A tanker load of medical oxygen was dispatched from the Sterlite Copper plant marking the resumption of production of the gas at the facility.
A tanker containing 6.34 tonnes of medical oxygen left the unit on Wednesday evening for the Thoothukudi Government Hospital. This was the second dispatch from the plant, which started oxygen production from May 12, but shut down within a couple of days due to a technical snag.
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“We are glad to share that the disruption in the oxygen plant has been rectified and production restarted. The oxygen generated is being stored at our onsite facilities and will be distributed as per the directions of the State government and concerned nodal officers,” a release said.
On May 12, oxygen production started at the plant with the first batch of 4.8 tonnes of medical-grade oxygen dispatched by tanker the next day.
However, a technical snag in the cold box led to a temporary pause in oxygen production on May 14.
Oxygen production resumed at the plant in Thoothukudi from Wednesday morning after a team of technical experts, including from ISRO, advised on various measures to be taken to correct the snag.
With medical oxygen in high demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vedanta group on April 21 offered to supply oxygen from its closed Sterlite copper plant. Vedanta said that the plant contains two oxygen plants with a combined capacity to produce 1,050 tonnes of oxygen daily.
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