The civic body has scaled down the plan to set up oxygen refilling plants in the city. When Mumbai was battling a constant surge in Covid-19 cases, the BMC had planned to erect two of these facilities for uninterrupted supply to hospitals. But with numbers dropping, it has decided to build just one, at Mahalaxmi.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said the work has begun, but it is waiting for approvals from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), which is expected by next week. It is hopeful of starting the plant soon after. Officials said the BMC observed that dura cylinders lasted longer than jumbo cylinders, hence, the plan is to refill the former at the upcoming plant.