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He says Delhi not even getting its allotted share of 490 MT
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Relatives of COVID-19 patients wait over the footpath along the LNJP hospital during following the pandemic crisis, with shortage of beds with ICU and oxygen in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA / The Hindu
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He says Delhi not even getting its allotted share of 490 MT
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday wrote to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, requesting him to increase the medical oxygen allotted to Delhi to 976 MT a day from the current 490 MT.
Mr. Sisodia also said currently Delhi is not even getting its allotted share of 490 MT a day.
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Oxygen Express, which ran from Lucknow to Bokaro Steel Plant for oxygen supply in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo/Twitter)
Oxygen Express train to soon reach Bokaro Steel Plant to bring supply to UP ANI | Updated: Apr 22, 2021 22:12 IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): For the supply of oxygen in Uttar Pradesh, the Oxygen Express train which is headed for the BokaroSteel Plant has crossed Varanasi, said Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
Taking to Twitter, Goyal said, Oxygen Express, which run from Lucknow to BokaroSteel Plant for oxygen supply in Uttar Pradesh, has crossed Varanasi.
He said a Green Corridor without red lights has been created to ensure that the train reaches its destination as soon as possible.
COVID-19: Delhi hospitals cry for oxygen, ministers send out SOS
In the face of limited supply, some hospitals are evacuating patients with less oxygen requirement to tide over the crisis.
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NEW DELHI: Several hospitals are sending SOSes for medical oxygen with even CM Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers yet again redflagging the looming crisis in the wake of its ever-bulging demand for Covid patients. The dearth of oxygen supply or thinning stocks cuts across hospitals, including GTB Hospital, Acharya Bhikshu Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
On Tuesday, Kejriwal raised serious concern saying some hospitals are left with just a few hours of oxygen. “Serious oxygen crisis persists in Delhi. I again urge the Centre to urgently provide oxygen,” he tweeted. “Had a review meeting with officials. We are working on a war footing to ensure oxygen supply, and are also talking to the central