LIQUID OXYGEN
- May 5, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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LIQUID OXYGEN
Subject : Science & tech
Context : Chief secretary SitaramKunte wrote to Union cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba demanding at least 200MT more liquid oxygen for Maharashtra as 16 districts saw continuous rise in Covid cases.
Concept :
Liquid Medical Oxygen:
- It is high purity oxygen suitable for use in the human body. So, it is used for medical treatments.
- This oxygen provides a basis for virtually all modern anaesthetic techniques, restores tissue oxygen tension by increasing the oxygen availability, aids cardiovascular stability, etc.
- The World Health Organisation includes this on their List of Essential Medicines.
- According to the Drug Prices Control Order, 2013, LMO is placed under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).
- India has a daily production capacity of at least 7,100 Metric Tonnes (MT) of oxygen, including for industrial use.
- Due to the crisis, the production has been increased to 8,922 MT. And approximately daily sale is 7,017 MT.