Hyderabad-Based Megha Engineering And Infrastructures To Set Up 2,500 Oxygen Beds In Hospitals Across Tamil Nadu

Diversified infrastructure major Megha Engineering and Infrastructures is setting up a 2,500-bed capacity in several hospitals across Tamil Nadu, reports Economic Times.

As per the announcement made by Hyderabad-based conglomerate, each of the 2,500 beds will be equipped with oxygen support. Of these, 1,070 beds will come up in Chennai alone. Other than this, the beds will be set up in Erode, Vellore, Ambur, Natramballi, Melvisharam, Ayappakkam, Sholinagar, Vaniyambadi and Walajah, among other cities and towns.

It should be noted that the company has also completed the setting up of a 500-bed facility in the temple town of Madurai in just 72 hours.

As per the company, these beds are being provided to the ones in need free of cost. It also shared that all the oxygen beds being set up by it are coming up in hospitals that are served by the government’s medical staff.

The company has teamed up with the Indian Army to airlift cryogenic oxygen tankers from Thailand, and to set up oxygen plants across needy states.