Highlights Centre on May 10 said that it has undertaken key measures to increase availability and strengthen oxygen storage infrastructure. The steps have been taken in order to address the surge in demand for oxygen. "The steps undertaken focused on the entire oxygen supply chain. These include efforts for improving oxygen production, enhancing tanker availability to optimize logistics, improving oxygen storage at the last mile, and easing norms of procurement," the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry said in a press statement. They added that the oxygen availability has been enhanced by the increase in production capacity and production, setting up of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants, import of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) from overseas, and procurement of oxygen concentrators.