Bengaluru : Godrej & Boyce have partnered with DRDO to manufacture oxygen generators to support India’s oxygen buffer plan, officials said here on Tuesday.
DRDO has transferred the technology from the existing technology partner to 10 private sector companies including Godrej & Boyce.
With the pandemic still rampant with newer variants emerging, the need for medical oxygen has increased exponentially.
The union government has taken concerted efforts to ensure oxygen buffers are created in the hospital, both at the state and regional levels.
To meet these requirements, DRDO’s lab DEBEL has identified Godrej Precision Engineering, a business of G&B as one of its selected partners to manufacture the oxygen generators.
The first batch has been manufactured and supplied to rural hospitals across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh within a record period of one month.
Godrej & Boyce Executive Director Nyrika Holkar said the company hopes to assist India in gaining a lasting advantage in the fight against COVID with this new medical oxygen generating system.
Over the years, Godrej & Boyce has successfully partnered with DRDO on various projects.
Last year, another of its businesses Godrej Aerospace developed and delivered 5000 proportional solenoid valves.
Godrej Precision Engineering has also successfully executed orders for defence land systems like Brahmos Missile Launchers, Missile carriers and Naval systems like Diving and Surfacing Mechanism, Hull Equipment, Life Raft Container Ejection Systems and Steering Gear.
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