In the efforts to make Maharashtra self-sufficient in oxygen production, the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust has set up a Medical Oxygen Generation Project and RT-PCR Laboratory at Shri Saibaba General Hospital at Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. The plant was inaugurated today through an online ceremony by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. <br />''<br />''The plant has a capacity of generating 1,200 litres of oxygen per minute and will supply oxygen to 300 beds in Sainath Hospital. Shirdi is a famous pilgrimage centre thronged by millions of devotees from the different parts of the country and abroad. <br />''<b><i><u><br />''</u></i></b>AIR Correspondent reports, the second wave of Corona was a strong one and patients needed oxygen on a large-scale due to which the Maharashtra Government has been encouraging the setting up of oxygen generation plants within the state. Strengthening the State Government's efforts and continuing its legacy of humanitarian service, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust has set up a Medical Oxygen Generation Project and RT-PCR Laboratory at Shri Saibaba General Hospital at Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. The plant has a capacity of generating 1,200 litres of oxygen per minute and will supply oxygen to 300 beds in Sainath Hospital. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The project is environmentally-friendly and will operate 24 hours a day without the need for any raw materials. Oxygen will be produced from the air through this oxygen generation project. The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister appreciated the Saibaba Sansthan's efforts to start an oxygen generation project saying that it would save the lives of many patients and provide health care in a timely manner. </span><br />