The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up its own oxygen bottling plant to fill jumbo cylinders, which will be set up at the cost of Rs 21 crore. It will be near BPCL, Mahul.

As part of measures for the possible third Covid-19 wave, the corporation has worked on various projects. To ensure an uninterrupted supply of oxygen, the administration has put up the proposal of a new oxygen bottling plant, which will be tabled in the standing committee meeting on Wednesday.