365telugu.com, online news, Hyderabad,30th January 2022: As part of its wide-ranging, empathetic response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Mahindra Group announced the installment of a 500LPM Oxygen Plant at Government Area General Hospital, Telangana. The Oxygen plant was inaugurated by T Harish Rao, Minister for Finance, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Government of Telangana in presence of V.S. Ram, Vice President, Mahindra Automotive, Zaheerabad and other government dignitaries.
On the occasion, Ruzbeh Irani, President-Group Human Resources and Communications, said, “As the world is still recovering from COVID-19, the requirement for oxygen is still one of the perplexing challenges we face. Intending to emerge stronger from the pandemic, we at Mahindra have partnered with governments to scale up medical infrastructure and provide oxygen plants, oxygen concentrators, ambulances, and set up temporary COVID-19 care centers.”
The Mahindra Group has been supporting the Government of Telangana in the fight against COVID-19. In the past, the Group has donated two oxygen plants and twelve ambulances to various Government and public charitable hospitals in the state of Telangana. Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, provided 1000LPM Oxygen Plant for Govt. General Hospital, Mahabubnagar and Tech Mahindra Foundation has supported the installation of a 500 LPM oxygen plant at St. Theresa Hospital, a 200-bed hospital in Hyderabad. The Group has also provided face shields, ration kits, cooked meals, face masks, PPE Kits, aerosol boxes and medical equipment for hospitals.
Mahindra Group has set up 23 oxygen plants and donated 94 ambulances across 19 states, in addition to its commitment of substantial funds across India to address the pandemic. The Group has supported the government’s relief efforts, re-engineered production lines and facilities to manufacture face shields, face masks and aerosol boxes, and provided ICU beds, emergency cab services, quarantine centers, oxygen-on-demand, monetary support and dry rations for the underprivileged.