LafargeHolcim India supplies 200 oxygen concentrators to Delhi

NEW DELHI: LafargeHolcim India, and its two operating companies, Ambuja Cements, and ACC, have provided 200 Oxygen concentrators in Delhi to help tackle the pandemic and support the community, the company said in a media release.

The oxygen concentrators were transported on May 6, 2021 and supplied to four locations in the city – Guru Teg Bhadur Hospital, Yamuna Sports Complex, Asian Commonwealth Games Village, both of which are COVID centres, and Save Life Foundation.

“We will continue to extend our support to the community members and authorities across India to counter the upheaval created by the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Neeraj Akhoury, managing director & CEO, Ambuja Cements.

It has decided to set up an oxygen generating plant for the community of Nagaur district in Rajasthan, at the JLN Hospital, Nagaur with a capacity of 40-50 M3 (with daily refilling of around 175-200 cylinders).

To meet the increasing requirement, it has also set up an oxygen generating plant at Ambujanagar, Gujarat, which has a capacity of 35-40 cylinders a day at the flow rate of 10 Nm3/hr.