In the wake of news of a serious oxygen shortage in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked the Central Government on Wednesday for raising the city’s oxygen quota.
“Central govt has increased Delhi’s quota of oxygen. We r very grateful to the center for this, tweeted CM Kejriwal.
According to reports, the Central Government has raised Delhi’s oxygen quota from 378 to 500 MT. For its current need, the national capital has requested 700 MT.
Oxygen was in low supply at St Stephen’s Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, and Sir Irene Hospital, with supplies only lasting a few hours.
About 4.30 p.m., Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital had five hours of oxygen left. In the ward, there are 58 Covid-19 patients, with 10 in the intensive care unit.
About 300 COVID-19 patients have been admitted to the hospital. Just two hours of oxygen supply are available. We are in need of urgent assistance. Linde India, our oxygen provider, has stopped supplying us,” a hospital official told Reuters.
Haryana has accused Delhi of “looting” an oxygen tanker on the way to Faridabad and has ordered that its tankers be protected by police.
“We are being pushed to provide our oxygen to Delhi,” Haryana health minister Anil Vij said. We’ll take care of our own needs first, then help others.”
Meanwhile, Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, claims that a Haryana government official cut off the oxygen supply to Delhi from a plant in Faridabad.
According to Sisodia, the AAP government has been requesting that the Centre raise Delhi’s oxygen quota from 378 to 700 metric tonnes.
He said at a press conference earlier today that the central government, which sets the oxygen quotas for states, has yet to take a step in this direction.
In light of the increased intake, we recommend that the Centre raise our oxygen quota to 700 MT. Patients from many states are admitted to city hospitals, including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan,” Sisodia said.
He said that a Haryana government official cut off the oxygen supply to a plant in Faridabad.
