Big groups plan O2 storage, transport; PM Cares Fund for 551 plants

The government is using "linear programming", an operation research tool, to get oxygen to cities from their nearest sources

As the number of Covid-19 deaths due to the lack of medical oxygen at hospitals mounts, India’s big conglomerates have begun collaborating with the Union government on the production, supply and storage of the essential medical resource. 
 
The Tatas, Larsen & Toubro and Bharat Forge on Sunday expressed interest in building pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants at hospital sites, while Indian Oil Corporation and Reliance Industries are pitching in with both oxygen and cryogenic tankers needed for its transportation.
 
India has also tied up with some of these companies to import tankers from four destinations — Dubai,