Jaipur: India`s first-of-its-kind respiratory financial institution can be coming up in Rajasthan`s Jodhpur to mitigate the prevailing oxygen disaster for the Covid sufferers in the state.
Working on a mannequin just like that of a blood financial institution, the respiratory financial institution will provide transportable oxygen machines to Covid sufferers on a rental foundation.
The thought behind setting up such a respiratory financial institution was of Nirmal Gehlot, a philanthropist, who had requested different social workers to hitch palms in the drive.
Since then, individuals have been pouring all their assist and likewise donated funds to purchase 95 machines until date.
“We aim to buy 500 machines and by Saturday (April 24), around 10 machines will reach Jodhpur,” mentioned Gehlot, including that they’re making an attempt to get different machines on the earliest.
Gehlot had seen his mom battling for oxygen final yr and lately considered one of his recognized pals died due to the oxygen disaster. Hence, he thought to work out one thing totally different to deal with this disaster.
This machine can be rented out to the needy at Rs 100 every day. Rental can be collected to make sure the needy return the machine.
A transportable oxygen machine prices round Rs 40,000 and collects air round and separates it from nitrogen to present five-liter oxygen every minute.
This might be given to sufferers through pipeline.
With this machine, sufferers can be given oxygen at their homes and therefore hospitals` burden can be lessened.
