COVID-19: Amid shortage, Centre bans oxygen for industrial use
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Mumbai: Given the increasing shortage of life-saving oxygen in the wake of burgeoning demand from Covid patients, the Central government on Sunday banned the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes. In a letter to all chief secretaries, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asked them to take all measures to prohibit the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except those exempted.
âKeeping in view the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and resultant rapid demand for medical oxygen, particularly in high-burden states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, the EG-II (Empowered Group-II) has reviewed the supply of oxygen for industrial use in order to divert the same to meet the rising demand for medical oxygen in the country and save precious lives,â reads the letter.
Critical in saving precious lives : Amid shortage, Centre prohibits oxygen supply for industrial purposes
Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said that 6,177 metric tonnes of oxygen has been finalized to be distributed to states. Maharashtra to get the biggest share of 1,500 metric tonnes of oxygen, Delhi to get 350 metric tonnes and Uttar Pradesh to get 800 metric tonnes, he added.
A health worker arranges oxygen cylinders that are being used for Covid-19 coronavirus patients at a private hospital in Allahabad on April 18, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Amid shortage, the Central government on Sunday has prohibited the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes.
In a letter to all Chief Secretaries, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, has asked them to take all measures to prohibit the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except those exempted.
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This comes days after the Maharashtra government, the worst COVID-affected state in the country, flagged a shortage of oxygen.
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