The normally busy road outside Mantralaya at 5:45 pm on Thursday
MUMBAI: CM Uddhav Thackeray, in two letters to PM Modi on Tuesday, raised concerns over the spike in Covid cases in Maharashtra and stated that according to projections, the state’s caseload is expected to double from 5.64 lakh to 11.9 lakh in the next two weeks. Thackeray said the state needs more liquid oxygen and the requirement could be 2,000 metric tonnes by month-end against the current consumption of 1,200 MT.
Thackeray wrote two letters to PM Modi on the first day of the Marathi new year, Gudi Padwa (April 13), seeking his cooperation in the light of emerging challenges due to the second wave of Covid-19.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra is expected to double in the next 15 days, according to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The state s active caseload will reach 11.9 lakh by April 30, from the current 5.64 lakh, Thackeray said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The letter sent on Wednesday also said the medical oxygen requirement in the state is projected to reach 2,000 metric tonnes per day by April-end from the present consumption of 1,200 MT per day. Citing logistical hurdles in the transportation of liquid medical oxygen from neighbouring states, Thackeray also sought permission under the National Disaster Management Act to airlift oxygen from steel plants in eastern and southern parts of the country.
Active COVID-19 caseload in Maharashtra to double in 15 days: Uddhav Thackeray
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Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 05:31 PM IST
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has written a letter to the Centre, saying the number of active caseload of COVID-19 in the state is expected to double in the next 15 days.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has written a letter to the Centre, saying the number of active caseload of COVID-19 in the state is expected to double in the next 15 days.
Maharashtra is expecting its active caseload to reach 11.9 lakh by April 30, compared to the current active caseload of 5.64 lakh, Thackeray said on Wednesday in the letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has written a letter to the Centre, demanding that banks be asked to postpone the repayment of loan instalments of small, medium, and other business enterprises due in the first quarter of the current fiscal, without charging any interest over it.
He said number of active caseload of Covid-19 in the state is expected to double in the next 15 days. Maharashtra is expecting its active caseload to reach 1.19 million by April 30, compared to the current active caseload of 564,000, Thackeray said on Wednesday in the letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He also said the medical oxygen requirement in the state is projected to reach 2,000 metric tonnes per day by April-end from the present consumption of 1,200 mt per day.
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