Danfoss India, which serves the F&B industry, has decided to it is working with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a 250 litre per minute (LPM) oxygen plant that will support over 50 oxygen beds at a government district hospital near its campus. The plant is likely to be delivered in six weeks and commissioned thereafter in two to three weeks.
The company is also working on an industry taskforce along with the state government to procure oxygen cylinders. Upon procurement, the Tamil Nadu government can distribute these cylinders across hospitals to aid the state’s healthcare infrastructure.
Meanwhile, Danfoss India President, Ravichandran Purushothaman recently handed over a cheque of INR 25 lakh to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, as its contribution to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund created to fight against COVID-19.
Danfoss Global has contributed upto 100,000 Danish kroner towards the procurement and delivery of essential materials to support India’s healthcare infrastructure, the company said in a statement. It has been supporting India in the deadly fight against COVID by working with organisations such as Indo-Danish Chamber of Commerce (IDCC) and the Danish Embassy.
Since the first phase of the lockdown, the company’s campus has been functioning in line with Covid safety protocols to address the technology requirements of essential services industries such as food, medical and pharma. Their production staff has been provided safe accommodation closer to the campus and they function on campus following all the safety guidelines prescribed by the government.
The employees have also been supported by the 24*7 in-house occupational health centre (functional since 2014) to aid employees and family; a dedicated Covid Helpline where expert doctors address all employee queries; frequent Health Talks; comprehensive insurance coverage as well as reimbursement of Covid vaccine expenses for employees and their dependents, amongst many others.
Danfoss Global has also been supporting India’s Covid fight by working with organisations such as Indo Danish Chamber of Commerce and Embassy of Denmark and till date multiple consignments of oxygen concentrators, ventilators, masks, and other materials have been sent from Denmark, facilitated by IDCC. The company has till now contributed 100K DKK towards the procurement and delivery of these essential materials to support India’s healthcare infrastructure.
