COVID-19: 8 oxygen generation plants being installed in Delhi with PM CARES Fund ANI | Updated: Apr 25, 2021 22:11 IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): In order to augment the medical oxygen capacity of Delhi amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, eight Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants are being installed in the national capital with the support of the PM CARES Fund, said official sources.
These plants will enhance the capacity of medical oxygen by 14.4 metric tonnes.
Of the eight PSA plants to be installed in Delhi, one was already installed at Burari Hospital, Kaushik Enclave on March 17.
Four plants, one each at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Lok Nayak Hospital, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Rohini and Deepa Chand Bandhu Hospital, Ashok Vihar are expected to be completed by April 30.
Delhi govt failed to install 8 oxygen plants under PM-Cares, book it for criminal negligence: BJP
Delhi govt failed to install 8 oxygen plants under PM-Cares, book it for criminal negligence: BJP
The BJP has alleged that the Delhi government failed to install eight oxygen plants sanctioned under PM-Cares Fund last year. It said the government should be booked for criminal negligence.
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UPDATED: April 24, 2021 18:55 IST
Hospitals in Delhi have been facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen because of which they are unable to treat Covid-19 patients. (Photo: PTI)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that a case of criminal negligence should be filed against the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government, and it should be prosecuted for not setting up eight oxygen plants in the city.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi (R) and Anand Sharma. File
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Party leaders target government for shortage of oxygen, drugs, say House panel had flagged issue in Nov.
Deputy leader of the Congress in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government must be held “morally and politically accountable” for the deaths of COVID-19 patients due to a shortage of oxygen and life-saving medicines.
While former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi asked the Centre to focus on oxygen shortage, vaccines and other health infrastructure instead of undertaking public relations activities and unnecessary projects (a reference to the Central Vista project), Congress general secretary Ajay Maken pointed out that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health had flagged the issue of supply of oxygen in their November 2020 report.
Gujarat Board Class 10 Exams 2021 CANCELLATION? Important update GSEB students should know
The Gujarat Class 10 Board Exams 2021 were scheduled to begin on May 5 and end on May 18, 2021. File photo
Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 03:18 PM IST
Even as the Gujarat Secondary Education Board (GSEB) has postponed the Class 10 Exams 2021 amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, students are seeking cancellation of the exam. The official announcement on Gujarat Class 10 Board Exams 2021 read, “In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gujarat state government decides to postpone Class 10 and 12 board exams, scheduled to be held between May 10 to 25, 2021, and mass promotion for students of Class 1 to 9 and 11. The new revised dates will be announced after reviewing the coronavirus situation on May 15”.
Initially, the summer vacation was scheduled to begin on May 11 and last till June 3. As per the state government s directions, the summer vacation will now begin from April 20, i.e. tomorrow, and last till June 9