Punjab CM orders shutdown of industrial operations at iron, steel plants to divert oxygen for medical use
Chandigarh, April 24 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday ordered shutdown of operations in the state’s iron and steel industries to divert Oxygen for medical use, along with immediate establishment of Oxygen Control Rooms at the state and district levels amid the escalating Oxygen crisis in the state, where six patients died of O2 shortage at a private hospital in Amritsar this morning. He has also directed Amritsar DC to initiate a thorough investigation into the tragic incident at the Amritsar hospital. The DC has been asked to ascertain the facts and circumstances leading t...