To serve the national priority in easing bottleneck of medical oxygen supply to hospitals, ITC Limited has tied up with Linde India Ltd. to airfreight 24 cryogenic ISO containers from Asian countries. ITC's initiative comes in the wake of an acute shortage of medical oxygen across the country, constraining the healthcare system's ability to provide necessary medical care to Covid patients.
In addition, ITC is airlifting large nos of oxygen concentrators. It's Paper unit in Bhadrachalam has commenced supply of oxygen to neighbouring areas. ITC is committed to support the Government in its fight against the debilitating pandemic and will continue to explore other avenues to help address the challenges emerging during these trying times.