Apr 17, 2021, 09:19 AM IST New Delhi: Amid a surge in COVID-19 numbers across the country, the demand for oxygen supply is equally rising. The need for an oxygen cylinder for COVID-19 patients has also led Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a comprehensive review meeting to ensure adequate medical grade oxygen supply in the country. On Friday (April 16, 2021), inputs from ministries like Health, DPIIT, Steel, Road Transport, etc were shared with PM Modi who stressed that it is important to ensure synergy across ministries and state governments. An Oxygen cylinder, a high-pressure, non-reactive, seamless tempered steel container for compressed gas (O2), restores tissue oxygen tension by improving oxygen availability in a wide range of conditions.