Each concentrator is of 10 litres capacity with dual nozzles to support two patients
National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NEI), part of USD $2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group donated 100 oxygen concentrators to Rajasthan Government as part of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
To help the state cope up with the increased oxygen demand, these concentrators were specially imported to support state’s effort against this COVID-19 battle. Each concentrator is of 10 litres capacity and has dual nozzle to support two patients at a time, if needed.
The concentrators were presented to Mr. Niranjan Arya, Chief Secretary – Govt. of Rajasthan and Mr Siddharth Mahajan, Secretary- Medical, Health and Family Welfare – Govt. of Rajasthan by Mr. Rohit Saboo, President & CEO of NEI. Mr Sanjay Saboo, Chairman CII Rajasthan, Dr. Vijay Basotia, Head Public Affairs – NEI Ltd and Mr. Nitin Gupta, Director and Head-CII Rajasthan were also present at the time.
Speaking on this, Rohit Saboo, President and CEO of NEI, said, “As one of the legacy brands present in the region for over 75 years, it is our responsibility to be committed towards supporting the state Government during this difficult time. We would want to ensure that through our efforts, hospitals are able to cope up with the increased demand of oxygen and thereafter are able to save lives. We, together with other CII members, are collaborating for several other initiatives to support the government efforts.”
NEI has also recently supported hospitals in Rajasthan with oxygen cylinders. The company also donated 50 beds to the community health centre at Savli in Vadodara Gujarat.
NEI has also imported oxygen concentrators for its employees in Jaipur, Newai, Vadodara and Manesar. These will be available in the NEI manufacturing plants as well as to the employees who need it at home. This is in addition to several other initiatives for employee wellbeing like the increase in insurance cover, help in availability of hospital beds and oxygen, etc.
