India, Nov. 21 -- The standing committee members have flagged the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen plants set up by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) during the Covid-19 pandemic that are lying defunct and gathering dust, demanding that the facilities be revived and linked to charitable organisations.

During the committee proceedings, MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar said the civic body will look at the mechanism to utilise these facilities. He added that some oxygen concentrators had been put to use in some hospitals.

Committee member Rajpal Singh said that Rs.4-5 crore were spent on setting up medical oxygen plants at various sites across healthcare facilities run by the erstwhile South, North and East Corporations....