Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Sunday expressed anguish over issues related to availability of oxygen in the national capital and emphasised the need to ramp up the city's medical infrastructure.
Centre steps up medical oxygen allocation for State
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Kerala will now get 150 tonnes of oxygen
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Kerala will now get 150 tonnes of oxygen
The Union government has increased the medical oxygen allocation for Kerala from 99 tonnes to 150 tonnes a day, said R. Venugopal, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) for Kerala and Lakshadweep, and nodal officer for medical oxygen supply.
The revised oxygen supply plan is also meant for other States like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Centre’s order said the revised allocation was in keeping with the rise in demand for medical oxygen.
PIL in Delhi HC seeks directions for affordable health services for home isolated COVID patients ANI | Updated: Apr 30, 2021 12:34 IST
By Sushil Batra
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking directions for framing guidelines for affording health services including oxygen cylinders, medical consultations, injections, testing and plasma therapy to home bound patients and who have been denied admission in hospitals due to unavailability beds.
The plea was listed for hearing on Friday before the bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh but the bench did not assemble so the matter is likely to be heard by the bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palko, who is already examining the various petitions related to shortage of oxygen supply, drugs and beds.
Singapore India s city gas demand is expected to drop by around 25%-30% in the coming months as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across large cities and states that are also the main consumers of natural gas with the highest penetration of gas pipeline networks, according to government officials and gas company executives.
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Weaker demand has already impacted gas procurement as spot LNG imports have been curtailed since the start of April, LNG carriers headed to Indian ports have been diverted to other markets, and many LNG vessels are waiting longer than usual to discharge their cargoes.