Centre allocates additional 25 MT medical oxygen to Haryana
Amid rising COVID-19 instances, the Centre has allotted an additional 25 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Haryana on the request of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. With the additional provide, Haryana’s quota for medical oxygen has elevated to 257 MT, mentioned an official spokesperson right here on Saturday.
Keeping in view the sudden enhance in demand for medical oxygen within the hospitals throughout the state, Khattar had urged the Central authorities to enhance oxygen provide quota of the state after which an additional 25 MT of medical oxygen has been added, mentioned the spokesperson.
Meanwhile, tankers carrying additional oxygen quota for Haryana from Bhubaneswar and Rourkela crops may even be reaching the state by Saturday.
After this, there can be no scarcity of medical oxygen within the state, mentioned the spokesperson.
While guaranteeing uninterrupted provide of medical oxygen all through the state, the CM has been conducting back-to-back conferences with senior officers of each district and directing the officers involved to make the state’s quota of medical oxygen accessible to the general public on the earliest, mentioned the spokesperson.
Two oxygen tankers had been airlifted to Bhubaneswar on Thursday and two extra had been airlifted on Friday. Once these oxygen tankers arrive, it’s anticipated that there can be sufficient oxygen in Haryana, the spokesperson additional mentioned.
Haryana on Friday registered a pointy surge in COVID-19 instances and fatalities with the state recording its greatest single-day leap of 98 deaths, elevating the toll to 4,216, whereas 13,833 recent infections pushed the tally to 4,87,978.Â
