Delhi receives 3 out of 21 oxygen plants from France amid Covid second wave
Delhi receives 3 out of 21 oxygen plants from France amid Covid second wave
As the second wave of Covid-19 rages on, Delhi on Saturday received three out of 21 Pressure Swing Adsorption oxygen plants from France. The others are likely to be received later this month.
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UPDATED: May 9, 2021 08:13 IST
Delhi received 3 out of 21 oxygen plants from France on Saturday. (Photo: PTI file image of medical equipment received from France)
The national capital has received three out of the 21 Pressure Swing Adsorption oxygen plants from France and is likely to get the remaining later this month, officials said on Saturday.
The national capital has received three out of the 21 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants from France and is likely to get the remaining later this month, officials said on Saturday. The three PSA oxygen plants donated by France have been installed at Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra Hospital in Narela, Ambedkar Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Hospital. The Union Health Ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs are monitoring it. They are expected to reach us during this month, Ashish Kundra, prinicpal secretary, Transport and OSD (Health) said at an online briefing. Of the total oxygen supplied to Delhi presently, an average of 29 per cent is supplied by the Railways and an average of 71 per cent is via roadways, Kundra said.
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2,777 patients admitted to these hospitals were provided oxygen support, says Raghav Chadha
The number of SOS calls received from hospitals in the city on Wednesday was 16 against the 48 calls received the previous day, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha said while releasing the oxygen bulletin. He said that the number of calls had come down as the city was delivered adequate oxygen by the Central government for the number of patients currently in need of oxygen.
8 oxygen generation plants being installed in Delhi from PM Cares Fund: Govt sources
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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 09:41 AM IST
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One plant in Burari Hospital, Kaushik Enclave, was installed on March 17 while four others, 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, they said.
Delhi: Row over delay in completion of 8 oxygen generation plants, Centre, AAP govt accuse each other
Eight pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants are being installed in Delhi from the PM Cares Fund and they will enhance the capacity of medical oxygen by 14.4 metric tonnes, central government sources said on Sunday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressing a press conference. (File Photo/ANI)
Centre giving false statements to hide abject failure in setting up of PSA oxygen plants in Delhi: Kejriwal govt ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 07:49 IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Calling the Centre s claim of Delhi government delaying the site readiness for installing eight Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants in the national capital with the support of the PM CARES Fund as outrightly false , Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led government on Sunday said only one plant has been made operational till date. It is extremely unfortunate that at a time when Delhi government is working closely with Centre to bridge the gap in Centre s allocated quota of oxygen for Delhi, Central government is giving outrightly false statements to hide its abject failure in setting up of PSA oxygen plants in Delhi, the Kejriwal government said in a s