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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the centre to consider utilising the engineering wing of the Armed Forces for setting up a storage facility for oxygen while hearing a plea on various issues arising due to the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases
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New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Hearing a plea on various issues arising due to the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to consider utilising the engineering wing of the Armed Forces for setting up a storage facility for oxygen.
Appearing for the Centre, Additional solicitor general (ASG) Chetan Sharma informed the division bench of justices of Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli, who was hearing various aspects relating to the crisis that arose due to spike in COVID -19 infection, that Armed Forces help can be taken for transportation of oxygen.
Government sought help to set up oxygen and ICU beds. (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Delhi High Court Monday directed the Centre to take instructions on the communication by the AAP government to the Union Defence Minister requesting the help of the Army to set up hospitals with oxygenated and ICU beds to treat COVID-19 patients as well as supply cryogenic tanker for oxygen.
A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli was informed by the Delhi government counsel that the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister has written a letter to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday with its request for Army s help and it will take a day or two to fructify.