Paytm to set up oxygen plants in 12-13 cities

In two corporate initiatives aimed at boosting the availability of oxygen to cater to the increasing needs of Covid-19 patients, the Paytm Foundation on Tuesday announced that it would set up oxygen plants in 12 to 13 cities, while Mahindra Group rolled out a free “Oxygen on Wheels” (O2W) service to reach the life-saving gas from the manufacturers to the needy hospitals and medical centres.

Paytm Foundation, a philanthropic wing of India’s leading digital financial services platform Paytm, announced that it would set up oxygen plants in cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Aligarh, Noida and Lucknow. “We will set up Oxygen plants at hospitals. They will cater to the oxygen needs for the patients in the entire hospital,” a Paytm spokesperson said.