New Delhi: Owing to the surge in COVID-19 circumstances in the state, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday (May 11) wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an increase in liquid medical oxygen (LMO) allocation to 910 tonnes.
Reddy mentioned that oxygen allocation was 480 tonnes as of April 24, which was revised to 590 tonnes on May 8 however that was not ample to meet the demand in hospitals.
“The revised allocation is not at all commensurate with the increasing active (COVID-19) cases. On May 10, oxygen supplies from Chennai and Karnataka were delayed and led to the unfortunate incident wherein 11 persons died due to lack of oxygen in Tirupati,” the letter learn.
“I request your intervention to increase the LMO allocation to 910 tonnes and also allot 20 LMO tankers so as to ensure oxygen supplies to all hospitals to take care of the current patient load,” he added.
Earlier, Reddy ordered an inquiry into the loss of life of 11 COVID-19 sufferers at Ruia Hospital in Tirupati. The sufferers, who have been on ventilator assist, died due to low strain in the medical oxygen provide on the hospital.
In his letter to Modi, Reddy identified that the oxygen allocation from Karnataka and Odisha will be elevated.
The allocation from JSW plant at Bellary in Karnataka has to be elevated from 20 to 150 tonnes because it has enhanced its capability just lately, he wrote. He added that provide from Odisha ought to be elevated from 210 to 400 tonnes.
“In addition, 20 LMO tankers could also be allotted to the state to transport this further allocation from Odisha utilizing the Oxygen Express methodology, duly tying up with the Indian Railways,” he mentioned additional.
