Increase oxygen allocation, Himachal Governor urges Harsh Vardhan
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Shimla, April 30 : Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Friday urged Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan to increase oxygen allocation to the state from 15 to 30 metric tonnes (MT) to avoid any humanitarian crisis.
He said the state was allocated only 15 MT out of 125 MT capacity at Inox Air Products plant in Barotiwala in the state s Solan district and urged the Minister to direct the authorities for additional allocation.
Dattatraya said the state has already written a letter to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare regarding oxygen supply planning. He said the second wave of coronavirus was accompanied by faster spread rate and more importantly, affecting respiratory system of patients.
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Shimla, April 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Friday urged Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan to increase oxygen allocation to the state from 15 to 30 metric tonnes (MT) to avoid any humanitarian crisis.
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Chandigarh–With Oxygen supplies in the state depleting fast, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday sent another SOS letter to Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan, for the second time in two days, for urgent increase in allocation of quota.
He also directed Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan to pursue with the government of India for urgent supplies, given the serious situation, with patient load increasing due to influx from Delhi and other states, and pushing up demand for medical oxygen.
He further asked the Chief Secretary to rush urgent supplies to Amritsar, where precious lives were lost on Saturday due to shortage of oxygen in a private hospital.
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He also directed Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan to pursue with the government of India for urgent supplies, given the serious situation, with patient load increasing due to influx from Delhi and other states, and pushing up demand for medical oxygen.He f