Oxygen plant of Pakistan Steel Mills closed since 2015 has the capacity to produce 520 tons of oxygen gas per day.
It will take 8 to 12 days for the plant to fully recover.
The plant employed 40 people, some of whom were laid off and are now unemployed.
The plant was shut down while it was operating in 2015, citing the need for oxygen when steel is not being made.
But now that the country is in dire need of it, the supply of oxygen can be ensured in less than a week by working 24 hours on an emergency basis.
Restoring the plant will require some foreign experts who can be brought to Pakistan by special aircraft under the current circumstances.
The Government of Pakistan is requested to immediately restore the oxygen plant of Pakistan Steel Mills.
And if work is done on an urgent basis, an abundant supply will begin in a week. And instead of politicizing it, serious action is urgently needed.
The government of Pakistan can immediately block the way of illicit earnings of those who have started selling 18,000 oxygen cylinders for 25,000.
Both the government and the people of Pakistan should take action against such people. It is not the responsibility of the government but of the people. The people should keep a close eye on the mafia selling expensive oxygen cylinders. Let all the institutions fulfill their responsibilities for their country and people in this difficult time.
