- Five medical oxygen generators to be installed in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs.5 crores that will produce 800 nos. oxygen cylinders critically required by government hospitals on daily basis
- Rs.1 crore contribution to Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority for Covid relief
- Contribution of Rs.1.5 crore worth high end medical equipment including monitors, oxygen concentrators, pulse oximeters and ventilators to Kerala government
- Two oxygen generators to be installed in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs.2 crores that will produce 400 nos. oxygen cylinders critically required by the government hospitals in Andhra Pradesh
- Rs.1 crore worth high-end medical equipment committed to Odisha government
Ramco Cements has been the front runner in providing prompt support to all state governments at times of calamities. The corona virus has been creating havoc across the country and the need for Oxygen has become paramount. Ramco Cements has immediately stepped in to commission Medical Oxygen generators and to provide life-saving medical equipment.
Tamil Nadu
The company has committed to the Government of Tamil Nadu to install five medical oxygen generators at the company’s factory locations across the state. The first generator unit with a capacity of 14 cubic metre of oxygen per hour was commissioned at Virudhunagar district on 14th May 2021, in the presence of the Minister for Industries, Thangam Thennarasu and Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K K S S R Ramachandran. Since then 48 nos. of medical oxygen cylinders are being supplied per day, free of cost, to the Government hospitals across the district every day.
Four more oxygen generators of higher capacity of 56 cubic metre each have been ordered. While one generator will be installed at Madurai, the other three will be installed at the factory locations at RR Nagar, Ariyalur and Alathiyur. The four generators will be commissioned within four to six weeks. The aggregate cost of the five Medical Oxygen generators is Rs.5 crores. These five oxygen generator plants can cumulatively produce 800 Oxygen cylinders per day.
Ramco Cements has also contributed Rs.1 Crore to Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority for Covid Relief.
Kerala
The company has committed Rs.1.5 Crore worth high-end medical equipment including monitors, oxygen concentrators, pulse oximeters and ventilators to the Government of Kerala, and the same will be delivered to the authorities this week.
Andhra Pradesh
Two Medical Oxygen generators will be commissioned in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs.2 Crores, within four to six weeks.
Odisha
The company has committed Rs.1 crore worth high-end medical equipment including oxygen concentrators to the Government of Odisha and the same will be delivered to the authorities within two weeks.
The company has been closely coordinating with various Government agencies and providing relief by procuring lifesaving equipment and instruments and making the same available to the health care systems.
