Bhutan to supply 40 MT of oxygen everyday to India

Every day, forty metric tonnes of liquid oxygen produced by the Oxygen Plant will be exported to Assam.

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April 27, 2021 / 03:12 PM IST

Every day, forty metric tonnes of liquid oxygen produced by the Oxygen Plant will be exported to Assam (Image: AP)

Bhutan has said it will supply liquid oxygen to India from a new plant being set up in the country.

"Every day, forty metric tonnes of liquid oxygen produced by the Oxygen Plant will be exported to Assam using cryogenic tankers," said a statement from Indian Embassy in Bhutan.

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The oxygen will come from the plant being set up at Motanga Industrial Estate. It has a domestic investment of 51 percent by Bhutan-based SD Cryogenics and 49 percent by Assam's Meghalaya Oxygen Pvt. Ltd, the statement said.

"The provision of oxygen by Bhutan will augment India’s efforts to win the fight against COVID-19 and save precious lives. This is a practical manifestation of the uniquely close and friendly ties between India and Bhutan," the release added.

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