COVID-19: Myth vs. Facts


There have been some media reports alleging that PSA plants installed in State of Chhattisgarh through PM CARES funds are not being maintained well. Such media reports are fallacious and ill-informed. They are not based on facts.

It is clarified that 122 PSA plants are being installed from various sources in the State of Chhattisgarh, of which 49 plants were installed and commissioned under PM CARES. After 1000 hours of running of the PSA plant, Zeolite, an absorbent material used in PSA plants to produce medical grade oxygen, needs to be replaced.  As per industry norms, the shelf life of Zeolite is 3-5 years and has to be replaced only after this period. The funds for this have been sanctioned by the State Government of Chhattisgarh.

Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has also been conducting regular weekly reviews and States/ UTs have been time and again urged to complete the installation and commission PSA plants being set up through their various sources.

State-CSR

Foreign Aid

PSU’s

PM Cares

Grand Total

Sanctioned

Commissioned

Sanctioned

Commissioned

Sanctioned

Commissioned

Sanctioned

Commissioned

Sanctioned

Commissioned

64

33

5

5

4

4

49

49

122

91

 

All these PM CARES plants come under standard 1 year of warranty for DRDO plants, 5 years for HLL Infra Tech Services Limited (HITES)* and 10 years for Central Medical Services Society (CMSS)*.

PSA Agency-Wise Progress

DRDO

HITES

CMSS

Total

Sanctioned

Sanctioned

Sanctioned

Total Commissioned

41

4

4

49

 

* HITES and CMSS including AMC & CAMC

 

As part of MoHFW weekly review, 13 plants out of 49 were not functional because of site issues or vendor issues which has been already shared with States/Agencies. Details as below:

#

District

Name of the Hospital

Bed Capacity

Plant Capacity (in LPM)

Agency Allocated

Technical Issues (1)

Explain the issue in detail* (1)

Issue Type

1

Balrampur

District Hospital Balrampur

100

1000

DRDO

Others

The plant automatically shuts down after 1000 hours of operation. I have spoken to the plant engineer, he said it needs servicing.

Site Issue

2

Dhamtari

District Hospital Dhamatri

88

1000

DRDO

Others

The given contact details is wrong

Site Issue

3

Jashpur

Community Health Centre Farsabahar

30

250

DRDO

MGPS issue

Pipeline work is still not completed, its under progress.

Site Issue

4

Kondagaon

District Hospital Kondagaon

200

500

DRDO

Electrical Issue

Required 100 KVA transformer for the plant.

Site Issue

5

Mahasamund

Medical college hospital Mahasamund

300

1000

HITES

Electrical Issue

Transformer required.

Site Issue

6

Raigarh

CHC Chaple

400

500

DRDO

Compressor/stabilizer issue

There is some issue with the compressor.

Vendor Issue

7

Raigarh

MCH DCH Raigarh

100

1000

HITES

Compressor/stabilizer issue

Compressor is still not working.

Vendor Issue

8

Raipur

BR Ambedkar Hospital Medical College

1280

1000

DRDO

PSA Component Missing/Broken

Air filter breakdown.

Vendor Issue

9

Raipur

District Hospital Pandri

100

1000

DRDO

Purity Issue

They get 97 % purity,need to recalliber the plant.

Vendor Issue

10

Raipur

AIIMS Raipur

750

1000

DRDO

PSA Component Missing/Broken

When the pressure is low and high the alarm does not indicate.

Vendor Issue

11

Rajnandgaon

Maternal Child Health Wing Dongargaon

50

250

DRDO

Purity Issue

Purity is less than 60%

Vendor Issue

12

Surajpur

District Hospital Surajpur

100

500

DRDO

Purity Issue

The purity level is not reaching upto the mark.

Vendor Issue

13

Surguja

MCH Udaipur

50

250

DRDO

Site issue

Civil work not completed yet (Boundary wall not built)

Site Issue

 

 

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