2.80 (0.65%) Amid a continuous demand for medical oxygen for coronavirus patients in the country, Coal India (CIL) has started a mission 'Praana Vayu', under which it is facilitating setting up oxygen plants and ventilators availability at hospitals and Covid care centres.
The company is assisting District Hospital Simdega in Jharkhand to establish oxygen plant at a cost of Rs 99 lakh which also includes creation of ICU infrastructure. An oxygen plant is being set up at Railway Hospital Danapur (Patna) at a cost of Rs 55 lakh. This is a tertiary care hospital catering to East Central Railway and neighbouring zones.
Coal India is the world’s largest coal mining company. It also produces non-coking coal and coking coal of various grades for diverse applications.