Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin flagged off imported oxygen cylinders and regulators to 18 district hospitals in the State from the Secretariat on Wednesday. He flagged off the oxygen cylinders, oxygen regulators, medical oxygen flow meters and other equipments purchased with a cost of ₹ 40.71 crore from various countries.

The State government has also issued orders for 1,915 oxygen cylinders, 2,380 oxygen regulators, 3,250 medical oxygen flow meters and other equipment from various countries. Of these, 515 cylinders, 1,780 regulators, 250 medical oxygen flow meters, 1,400 oxygen cylinders have been imported from Singapore. The equipment has been sent to hospitals in districts, including Karur, Dharmapuri, Nilgris, Tiruvarur and Namakkal.

Stalin, on behalf of Kolathur constituency donated 20 oxygen concentrators to Chennai Corporation, to be used in Covid – 19 Centres. Minister for Industries Thangam Thennarasu, Minister for Rural Industries TM Anbarasan, Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu and others were present on the occasion.