To strengthen Covid Control Management and to connect youth with employment, as many as 372 government ITI trainees in Uttar Pradesh will be engaged in operation of Oxygen Plants in the state.

As 11 new oxygen producing plants have become functional in the span of the last 2 days, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a mission mode to equip the state with the presence of all medical resources and skilled technicians amid apprehensions of a third Covid-19 wave.

Ensuring presence of trained workforce, the state government will engage government ITI trainees as ‘Oxygen Plant Operators’ at the 554 oxygen plants sanctioned by the government during the second Covid-19 wave.

Making a rapid stride towards becoming self-reliant in oxygen generation, close to 370 oxygen producing plants have become functional in Uttar Pradesh.

Ensuring adequate availability of medical oxygen, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced that as many as 368 oxygen plants have already been set up in the state while work to get the other plants functional is going on a war-footing.

While reviewing the Covid-19 situation across the state in a high-level meeting with senior officials, the CM said, “The process of establishing the remaining under-construction plants should be completed expeditiously. Two technical experts must be present at each Oxygen plant.”

The oxygen plants are to be mandatory in hospitals of more than 50 beds capacity. The CM also directed the officials to assess the updated situation in this regard and take necessary action. He also instructed that two technicians should be deployed at every oxygen plant.

Real-time monitoring of the installation work has been planned, with the district administrations being asked to continuously monitor the progress of installation work of these plants and ensure availability of raw material so that it can be completed on time.

As many as twenty five oxygen plants were already functional in the state before the government took the step of constructing more to ensure the availability of sufficient amounts of medical oxygen.

Keeping in mind the importance of medical liquid oxygen in the treatment of Covid patients, the State government is monitoring the implementation of these plants. Such facilities will help the state fight possible future waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Training to Paramedical staff and Pharmacists at the local level

The state government will also conduct special training sessions for paramedical staff and pharmacists preparing them to fight the pandemic’s possible third wave. With this initiative, the government will not only provide skill training to the local youth but will also give them employment opportunities.