INOX Air bags oxygen supply contract for three Bengal COVID hospitals

    Kolkata, Sep 23 (PTI) Industrial and medical gases
major INOX Air Products on Wednesday said it has been awarded
a contract by the West Bengal government for supplying liquid
oxygen to three state-run COVID hospitals.
    The company will supply liquid medical oxygen to M R
Bangur Super Speciality Hospital, M R Bangur District Hospital
and ID&BG Hospital, Beliaghata.
    INOX Air Products commissioned a cryogenic medical and
industrial gases manufacturing unit at Barjora in West
Bengal's Bankura district in August 2019.
    The unit has a manufacturing capacity of 200 tonne per
day.
    The company said it has been supplying medical oxygen
through its channel partners to more than 100 hospitals in the
state to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
    With the largest storage capacity of 1000 tonne and
the widest distribution infrastructure in the state, the
company has been supporting various hospitals in the COVID-19
crisis, an official said, adding that it has a fleet of 54
specialised cryogenic tankers. PTI BSM
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