Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba asks Delhi government to ramp up medical infra, expresses anguish over oxygen situation
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Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba asks Delhi government to ramp up medical infra, expresses anguish over oxygen situationPTI
Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 08:38 PM IST
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On issues related to availability of oxygen, the cabinet secretary expressed his anguish at recent instances where people had suffered due to lack of adequate and timely availability of oxygen, an official statement said.
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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. At a high-level review meeting on the COVID-19 situation here, Gauba also asked the Delhi government to make every effort to lift their allocated oxygen by using all means.
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.
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In a hard-hitting letter to Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has rapped the Arvind Kejriwal government for its alleged failure in resolving logistical issues relating to transportation of oxygen to city hospitals.
Noting that pro-active actions by the Delhi Government could have “avoided tragic incidents”, sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), quoting the letter, said, the Union Home Secretary also claimed that the city administration’s efforts to resolve “logistical issues for procuring oxygen have not been up to the mark” at a time when other states and union territories have been making earnest and professional efforts in this regard.