Deputy CM Manish Sisodia Raises Alarm Over Oxygen Supply To Delhi, Reports Reduced Quantity Sent By Centre

“We are getting help for the supply of oxygen from the Central Government. The Delhi High Court and Supreme Court have also intervened in this regard. We need 700 MT oxygen to run hospitals in the state and if we want to increase the capacity of our hospitals we need 976 MT of oxygen,” ANI quoted Sisodia as saying.

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New Delhi: In the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday urged the Centre to maintain at least 700 metric tonnes of oxygen supply to Delhi till the situation demands.

He said Delhi is getting the Centre’s help with regard to the supply of oxygen but expressed concerns with regard to the deviation in supply.

“We are getting help for the supply of oxygen from the Central Government. The Delhi High Court and Supreme Court have also intervened in this regard. We need 700 MT oxygen to run hospitals in the state and if we want to increase the capacity of our hospitals we need 976 MT of oxygen,” ANI quoted Sisodia as saying.

“On May 5, we received 730 MT oxygen for the first time but on May 6 we got 577 MT oxygen and 487 MT of oxygen yesterday. I urge the Central Government to maintain at least 700 MT of oxygen supply to Delhi till the situation demands,” he added.

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Earlier on Friday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the oxygen crisis in Delhi has improved and directed officials to ensure that there are no deaths because of shortage of oxygen in the city.

Kejriwal, who chaired a high-level meeting in view of the increase in coronavirus cases, also directed officials to make sure all eligible people are vaccinated within the next three months.

The national capital has recorded 341 Covid-19 deaths in a day along with 19,832 new cases and 19,085 recoveries as the positivity rate dropped to 24.9 percent, according to the bulletin issued by the Delhi health department on Friday.

As per the bulleting, the total cases are 12,92,867, total recoveries are 11,83,093, death toll is 18,739 and active cases are 91,035.