BPCL to contribute ₹ 2 Crore for Vaccination Drive of GOK
24 Sep 2021 | BPCL
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has committed a contribution of ₹ 2 Crore for the vaccination drive of Government of Kerala. The commitment letter was presented to Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala by Shri Sanjay Khanna, Executive Director (BPCL- Kochi Refinery) on 24 September 2021 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Dr K Elangovan, Principal Secretary (Industry), Shri D Bhalamurali, Managing Director, Kerala Medical Service Corporation Limited (KMSCL), Shri Kurian Alapatt, Chief General Manager (HR), Shri A N Sreeram, CGM (Petchem), Shri George Thomas, GM (PR) Shri Kannabiran, State Head (Retail) and Shri Vinod T Mathew, Manager (PR), were also present.
The support for vaccination drive is part of BPCL’s ongoing initiatives to counter COVID 19 Pandemic in Kerala. Earlier during the onset of second COVID wave, BPCL had developed a plant to patient oxygen supply system by laying approx. 1 Km length SS pipeline from the plant to 1500-bed makeshift COVID treatment Centre. This facility was developed at the old campus of Cochin Refineries School, adjacent to the Refinery premises and was coordinated by the local administration. This is the first of its kind in the industry.
To support Government hospitals in combating COVID-19, liquid oxygen is being supplied from Kochi Refinery at no cost. In August 2021, BPCL commissioned three 500 LPM PSA Oxygen plants at Government General Hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Kannur. To reach out far off regions in the event of the next wave, Oxygen bottling facility has been set up with a capacity of approx. 700 cylinders per day.
BPCL had also supported Government of Kerala in setting up ventilators in Ernakulam Medical College and Kannur Medical College and had enhanced medical facilities for COVID wards at various Government hospitals. During the lockdown, BPCL had directly reached out to the needy in the neighbourhood and tribal areas by providing food and hygiene kits and support to community kitchens. Extensive support was also extended in online education for school children.