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Bharat Biotech to set up a new plant of Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL) in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr.
This new PSU will manufacture 2 crore doses of Covaxin every month.
The central government will provide Rs 30 crore to BIBCOL for this project.
Lucknow: As states face an acute shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the central government on Wednesday (May 12, 2021) approved the proposal of Bharat Biotech to set up a new plant of Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL) in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr.
As per News18 reports this new PSU will manufacture 2 crore doses of Covaxin every month and the central government will provide Rs 30 crore to BIBCOL for this project.
Odd-even: Delhi government to run 500 extra buses, 15 lakh cars to go off road
Odd-even: Delhi government to run 500 extra buses, 15 lakh cars to go off road
Delhi Government Is Planning To Hire 500 Buses To Ensure Smooth Commute Of Public In National Capital As More Than 15 Lakh Private Cars Are Expected To Keep Off Road Per Day As Soon As Odd-even Scheme Kicks In From Monday.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Deepak Mahato | Updated on: 10 Nov 2017, 11:08:20 AM
New Delhi:
Delhi government is planning to hire 500 buses to ensure smooth commute of public in national capital as more than 15 lakh private cars are expected to keep off road per day as soon as odd-even scheme kicks in from Monday.
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Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, private suppliers are charging Rs 30,000 for one oxygen cylinder worth Rs 2,000
All this comes at a time when several states have been pleading with the Centre to ramp up the medical oxygen supply
The states have also demanded the Govt to increase its quota amid a high number of unfortunate deaths due to oxygen shortage
NEW DELHI: As COVID-19 infected people grasp for breath due to acute shortage of medical oxygen across the country, the prices of oxygen cylinders have soared in the local market with hoarders trying to make a profit from people’s misery.
Delhi s medical oxygen supply stands at 447 MT on Monday: Sources
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In view of Delhi s growing caseload, the Centre recently raised the city s daily oxygen quota from 378 MT to 480 MT, then to 490 MT and finally, to 590 MT. However, the Delhi government that had earlier demanded 700 MT of oxygen per day also increased its demand to 976 MT.
AFP Most of the times, there is a crisis (of oxygen). It has become difficult to manage even 10 patients now, he said.
Delhi s medical oxygen supply on Monday stood at around 447 MT, significantly less than the Centre s allocated quantity of 590 MT, sources in the city government said. Despite an acute shortage and repeated demands to the Centre in view of a large number of serious COVID-19 patients, the supply of medical oxygen has failed to take off in a big way in Delhi, the sources said.