By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: While responding to the appeals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Ministry, the Naveen Jindal led Jindal Steel and Power Limited, which has major operations in coal and mineral rich Odisha and Chhattisgarh, said on Friday that the Steel maker can compromise in Steel making for a while to supply Oxygen to Government to save precious lives.
“𝐉𝐒𝐏𝐋 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.,”JSPL @JSPLCorporate. JSPL has been supplying around 50-100 MT of liquid Oxygen to Hospitals of Chhattisgarh and Odisha daily. We can compromise steel production for a while to supply oxygen to the Government to save precious lives. Our priority is people first,” JSPL MD VR Sharma said. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, JSPL and its CSR arms, JSPL Foundation, has been regularly extending help of hands to both Union and State Governments and JSPL Group, was among the first corporate conglomerates, contributed to both PMO and CMOs during this COVID-19 Crisis. The Group is also running special hospitals. The Group has also won several awards for its humanitarian work during COVID-19.
Earlier in the day in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while reviewing status of Oxygen , has urged officials to ensure seamless and free movement of tankers carrying oxygen throughout the country. The Government has exempted all interstate movement of oxygen tankers from registration of permits to enable easier movement. PM was informed that States and transporters have been asked to ensure tankers move round the clock with drivers working in shifts to ensure faster turnaround and adequate capacity to meet the surge in demand.
Cylinder filling plants will also be permitted 24 hour working with necessary safeguards. The Government is allowing Industrial cylinders to be used for medical oxygen after due purging. Similarly nitrogen and argon tankers will be automatically allowed to be converted to oxygen tankers to overcome the potential shortage of tankers.
