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The Chief Minister has directed the officials to call the Ministers concerned or him directly if in need of any emergency assistance
Locals tie ropes around temporary embankment during rough sea weather conditions due to formation of Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea, in Thiruvananthapuram, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Photo: PTI)
Bengaluru: With Cyclone Tauktae wreaking havoc in the coastal districts of the state, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday asked district in-charge Ministers and Deputy Commissioners to visit affected areas and carry out rescue and relief works.
Yediyurappa on Sunday called Ministers incharge of coastal districts and Deputy Commissioners there and took stock of the situation there, his office said in a statement.
K taka orders probe after 23 die due to shortage of oxygen
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Bengaluru, May 3 : The Karnataka government has ordered a probe into the tragic death of 23 Covid patients due to interruption in the supply of medical oxygen at the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Chamarajanagar district on Monday.
According to the notification issued by N. Manjunath Prasad, Principal Secretary in the Revenue Deparrtment, senior IAS officer Shivayogi Kalasad, who is also Managing Director of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), has been appointed as the inquiry officer to probe the incident.
Describing the incident as a matter of grave concern, Prasad, who is also the member secretary of the Karnataka Disaster Management Authority, directed Kalsad to file a detailed report within three days.
23 COVID-19 patients dead in Karnataka hospital due to interruption in oxygen supply, probe ordered
The COVID-19 patients were on ventilator support and needed a high flow of oxygen. 23 die due to lack of oxygen in a hospital in Karnataka (Photo: IANS)
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Updated: May 3, 2021, 05:38 PM IST
In a tragic news, as many as 23 COVID-19 patients died in Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Karnataka s Chamarajanagar district on Monday due to an interruption in the supply of medical oxygen.
CIMS Director DM Sanjeev told reporters that due to a shortage of oxygen, 23 patients who were on ventilator support and needed a high flow of oxygen have died.
Hospitals in Karnataka are staring at an imminent shortage of medical-grade oxygen, with the rising number of Covid-19 patients with severe respiratory distress threatening to increase the demand fourfold.
While the total consumption of medical-grade oxygen in the state was around 280 tonnes on Saturday, it had crossed 300 tonnes on Monday, sources in the state health department said.
“Our statewide requirement could go up to 1,200 tonnes per day if the spike continues in this manner for another couple of weeks,” a health department official, who declined to be named, told The Telegraph on Tuesday.
Karnataka has seven plants that manufacture liquid oxygen, with a total daily capacity of 810 tonnes.