Oxygen depleting fast, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh writes to Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen depleting fast, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh writes to Centre

India TV News  

With Oxygen supplies in the state depleting fast, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday sent another SOS letter to Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan, for the second time in two days, for urgent increase in allocation of quota. Sunday's letter to the Union Health Minister followed the Centre's failure to increase the allocation to Punjab as per the new allocation of LMO issued on Saturday, despite his plea for enhancement to at least 250 metric tonnes of LMO per day. The Chief Minister had on Saturday written to the Union Health Minister requesting for an increase Punjab's liquid oxygen quota to 250 MT daily due to continuous surge of Covid cases, seeking his urgent personal intervention in this regard. Pointing out that six persons died in Amritsar on Saturday, likely due to non-supply of oxygen, he observed that Punjab does not have any major LMO production capacity and is largely dependent on the supply from outside the state, thus necessitating the Minister's urgent intervention.

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Oxygen Expresses delivered 26,281 tonnes of LMO across 15 states
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Expresses delivered 26,281 tonnes of LMO across 15 states

India TV News  

The railway's Oxygen Express trains have delivered 26,281 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen across 15 states, the national transporter said on Sunday. Relief by these trains reached out to 15 states namely Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Assam. So far, 614 tonnes of oxygen has been …

UP invites bids for 350 oxygen plants to prepare for possible third Covid wave
3 years, 7 months ago

UP invites bids for 350 oxygen plants to prepare for possible third Covid wave

India Today  

In order to gear up for a possible third wave of Covid-19, the Uttar Pradesh government has invited bids for 350 oxygen plants in state government hospitals, sources said. Under this project, the vendor would provide a captive-use oxygen supply solution, which will include installation, supply, testing and commissioning of medical oxygen generation plants. The UP government has planned to …

Oxygen Express: Indian Railways delivers 1,195 MT oxygen in 24 hours, highest in a day
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Express: Indian Railways delivers 1,195 MT oxygen in 24 hours, highest in a day

India TV News  

Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has delivered highest single day load of 1,195 MT of Liquid medical Oxygen surpassing its previous high of 1,142 MT of LMO delivered on May 23. "Oxygen Expresses delivered their highest single day load of 1195 MT Oxygen relief to the Nation surpassing its previous high of 1142 delivered on 23rd May 2021," …

Punjab Govt Rolls out Oxygen Express to Boost Supplies Amid Covid-19 Surge
3 years, 8 months ago

Punjab Govt Rolls out Oxygen Express to Boost Supplies Amid Covid-19 Surge

News 18  

Punjab government has rolled out its first Oxygen Express that left for Jharkhand’s Bokaro on Saturday morning, to lift 40 mt Oxygen to boost up its stock of life-saving medical facilities. An official spokesman said that the state government has overcome the difficulty of tanker heights and of agencies to carry the Oxygen supplies vital in the fight against Covid-19. …

Divert surplus oxygen from Delhi's quota to other states, says Manish Sisodia
3 years, 8 months ago

Divert surplus oxygen from Delhi's quota to other states, says Manish Sisodia

Firstpost  

The Delhi deputy chief minister said the National Capital needed 700 MT of oxygen when COVID-19 cases were rising, but a fall in cases and hospital admissions has brought that number down to 582 MT New Delhi: The Delhi government has written to the Centre, saying the surplus oxygen that is being given to it can be supplied to other …

Ensure Delhi gets 700MT of oxygen daily, not sporadically: Supreme Court tells Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Ensure Delhi gets 700MT of oxygen daily, not sporadically: Supreme Court tells Centre

Firstpost  

The apex court made the remark after the total quantity of oxygen delivered to Delhi on 6 May was 577 MT, resulting in a shortfall of 123 MT The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to remedy the situation forthwith and to ensure the availability of 700 MT of oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis, pending further orders. The …

No Material Produced By Centre To Show Increasing Delhi's Oxygen Allocation By 210 MT Will Reduce Other States' Quota :Supreme Court
3 years, 8 months ago

No Material Produced By Centre To Show Increasing Delhi's Oxygen Allocation By 210 MT Will Reduce Other States' Quota :Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to strictly observe its earlier direction of providing 700 MT of medical oxygen to the National Capital Territory of Delhi on a daily basis and affirmed that there shall be no reduction in the allocation and availability of medical oxygen.Observing that the Centre is under an obligation to ensure a daily supply of …

Centre claims Delhi getting excess oxygen, using it inefficiently, diverting to black market
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre claims Delhi getting excess oxygen, using it inefficiently, diverting to black market

India Today  

Central government agencies have carried out a survey of 62 major government and private hospitals and 11 oxygen refilling stations in Delhi, and found that the oxygen provided to the city is being "inefficiently used" and possibly even being "diverted to black market", central government sources said. "Inefficiency in use and diversion reports indicate that oxygen is being diverted to …

Delhi received 577 MT oxygen on May 6, AAP Govt says 'not enough'
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi received 577 MT oxygen on May 6, AAP Govt says 'not enough'

India TV News  

Delhi received 577 metric tonnes of oxygen on May 6 against its demand for 700 metric tonnes per day, said AAP MLA Raghav Chadha on Friday. Sharing the oxygen bulletin with the press digitally, Chadha said Delhi received only 577 metric tonnes of oxygen from the Centre on May 6. Chadha said Delhi's oxygen demand has risen to 976 metric …

Delhi oxygen crisis: Supreme Court talks tough, asks Centre to supply 700 MT of life-saving gas daily
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi oxygen crisis: Supreme Court talks tough, asks Centre to supply 700 MT of life-saving gas daily

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday put its foot down stating that 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen have to be supplied to Delhi daily to tide over the Covid-19 crisis. The Supreme Court had earlier this week stayed the contempt proceedings initiated by the Delhi High Court against Central officials for non-compliance of its direction and asked it to place …

Supply eases but no respite for small hospitals in Delhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Supply eases but no respite for small hospitals in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

With Delhi receiving 555 MT of medical oxygen on Tuesday – a significant improvement from the average 445 MT per day recorded between May 1 and 3 – the oxygen crisis in the city eased a bit with bigger hospitals saying they are receiving more quantities of oxygen per delivery, which led to fewer alarm calls. On May 1, 2 …

Oxygen Express Trains So Far Delivered 2,067 Tonnes of Medical Oxygen Across India
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express Trains So Far Delivered 2,067 Tonnes of Medical Oxygen Across India

News 18  

The Railways' Oxygen Express trains have delivered around 2,067 tonnes of medical oxygen across the country over the last 16 days with Delhi getting the highest 707 tonnes, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 641 tonnes. Currently, trains carrying 344 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen are on the run. So far, Indian Railways has delivered around 2,067 Tonnes of liquid medical …

Oxygen demand by Delhi is more than Mumbai for similar Covid-19 cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen demand by Delhi is more than Mumbai for similar Covid-19 cases

Op India  

Even since the second wave of Covid-19 in the country, several states have faced shortages of oxygen, ICU and other beds, and medications like Remdesivir etc. For example, if one compares Delhi’s oxygen consumption with Mumbai, it appears Delhi’s consumption is double the consumption in Mumbai despite having similar active cases. On 3rd May, Delhi had 89,592 active cases at …

Augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all sources, Centre tells Gujarat HC
3 years, 8 months ago

Augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all sources, Centre tells Gujarat HC

Firstpost  

In a report submitted on Monday, the Centre said a total allocation of 8,410 MT oxygen has been made to 22 high burden states and UTs Ahmedabad: The Centre has told the Gujarat High Court that it is augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all available sources within India and is also importing it from other countries through “diplomatic …

Centre's Ban Backfires, Ends up Choking Major Oxygen Cylinder Manufacturing Unit in Gujarat: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre's Ban Backfires, Ends up Choking Major Oxygen Cylinder Manufacturing Unit in Gujarat: Report

News 18  

Centre’s plan to ban industrial oxygen may have been in good spirit but has resulted in halting production in the country’s largest oxygen cylinder manufacturing units, mostly in Gandhidham, Gujarat, over the last 10 days. According to an exclusive report by The Indian Express, these cylinder-manufacturing units were included in the ban on the use of industrial oxygen and despite …

Delhi to Receive 244 Tonnes of Oxygen Tomorrow, DRDO to Set Up Five Plants in Capital by Weekend
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi to Receive 244 Tonnes of Oxygen Tomorrow, DRDO to Set Up Five Plants in Capital by Weekend

News 18  

Delhi will receive 244 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen on Wednesday and with this, the total amount delivered to the city in 24 hours will be nearly 450 tonnes, the railways said. In a bid to contain the oxygen shortage crisis in the national capital, the Defence Research and Development Organisation will set up five oxygen plants, out of the …

AAP claims Delhi was given insufficient oxygen supply, says received 60% less than what was demanded
3 years, 8 months ago

AAP claims Delhi was given insufficient oxygen supply, says received 60% less than what was demanded

Firstpost  

AAP MLA and Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Raghav Chadha said that 41 hospitals with around 7,000 people on oxygen support sent SOS calls to the city government on 3 May New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said 41 hospitals with around 7,000 people on oxygen support sent SOS calls to the city government on 3 May. …

Mumbai’s oxygen quota being diverted to Thane, Navi Mumbai: BMC
3 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai’s oxygen quota being diverted to Thane, Navi Mumbai: BMC

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The diversion of Mumbai's quota of liquid medical oxygen, currently in high demand for COVID-19 patients, to neighbouring Navi Mumbal and Thane has led to its "short supply" in some hospitals here, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has claimed. He wrote a letter last week to Konkan divisional commissioner Annasaheb Misal, claiming that the diversion of liquid medical oxygen had …

Delhi's Oxygen Crisis Worsens, Only 447 MT in Stocks Remain: Sources
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi's Oxygen Crisis Worsens, Only 447 MT in Stocks Remain: Sources

News 18  

Delhi’s medical oxygen supply on Monday stood at around 447 MT, significantly less than the Centre’s allocated quantity of 590 MT, sources in the city government said. In view of Delhi’s growing caseload, the Centre recently raised the city’s daily oxygen quota from 378 MT to 480 MT, then to 490 MT and finally, to 590 MT. However, the Delhi …

'Eight People Have Died; Can't Shut Our Eyes' : Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Ensure Delhi Gets 490 MT Oxygen Today By 'Whatever Means'
3 years, 8 months ago

'Eight People Have Died; Can't Shut Our Eyes' : Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Ensure Delhi Gets 490 MT Oxygen Today By 'Whatever Means'

Live Law  

Visibly shaken by the tragic death of eight patients due to lack of oxygen supply in a Delhi hospital today, the Delhi High Court on Saturday issued a strict direction to the Central Government to ensure that Delhi receives the allocated quantity of 490 MT oxygen today itself "by whatever means".A division bench comprising Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli …

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Linde Plc
3 years, 8 months ago

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Linde Plc

The Hindu  

India's severe medical oxygen supply crisis is expected to ease by mid-May, a topindustry executive told Reuters, with output rising by 25% andtransport infrastructure ready to cope with a surge in demandcaused by a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases. Medical oxygen consumption in India has shot up more than eight-fold from usual levels to about 7,200 tonnes per day thismonth, …

Delhi High Court mulls reducing hospital oxygen quota to supply to Covid patients in home care
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court mulls reducing hospital oxygen quota to supply to Covid patients in home care

India Today  

The Delhi government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that all other states, including Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, have been supplied with more oxygen than what was asked for, but not Delhi. The Delhi government read out details of the oxygen supplied to all states during the hearing in Delhi High Court on Thursday. According to PTI, the Delhi …

Delhi Govt Claims Not Enough Oxygen Supply Coming From Centre For Covid-19 Patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Govt Claims Not Enough Oxygen Supply Coming From Centre For Covid-19 Patients

News 18  

The Delhi government on Wednesday claimed that it is not receiving the oxygen quantity allocated to it by the Centre following the upsurge in Covid-19 cases even as an official order has been issued to allot a detailed proportion of the supply of the life-saving gas to hospitals. The government has been allocated 490 MT of oxygen and has worked …

First ‘Oxygen Express’ train arrives in Delhi as new Covid cases remain above 320,000 across India
3 years, 8 months ago

First ‘Oxygen Express’ train arrives in Delhi as new Covid cases remain above 320,000 across India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first “Oxygen Express” train …

Railways deliver 450 tonnes of liquid oxygen so far, Delhi receives 70 tonnes
3 years, 8 months ago

Railways deliver 450 tonnes of liquid oxygen so far, Delhi receives 70 tonnes

Hindustan Times  

On Tuesday, Delhi received its first Oxygen Express’ train ferrying four cryogenic tankers carrying liquid medical oxygen from Jindal Steel and Power Ltd steel plant in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh on Tuesday morning, said officials from the railway ministry aware of the development. “Delhi has received its first Oxygen Express carrying more than 70 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen today early …

Oxygen Express Carrying Around 70 Tonnes of Oxygen Reaches Delhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express Carrying Around 70 Tonnes of Oxygen Reaches Delhi

News 18  

The first Oxygen Express train for Delhi carrying around 70 tonnes of the life-saving gas reached the national capital early Tuesday morning, officials said. Indian Railways is leaving no stone unturned in our collective fight against Covid-19, & ensuring sufficient availability of life-saving resources across the country,” tweeted Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. Earlier, the railways had said that it has …

COVID-19: Oxygen Express reaches Delhi from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Oxygen Express reaches Delhi from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh

India TV News  

An Oxygen Express, a special train being run by Indian Railways to transport oxygen tankers and cylinders in different parts of the country amid gloomy Covid-19 situation, has arrived at the Delhi Cantt. Indian Railways has transported more than 302 tonnes of oxygen to various states as many starved for the gas amid rising Covid-19 cases. Railways said that each …

Oxygen Express: 10 containers carrying 150 tonnes of oxygen supplied in last 24 hours
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express: 10 containers carrying 150 tonnes of oxygen supplied in last 24 hours

India TV News  

The railways has carried a total of 10 containers carrying nearly 150 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to different states in the last 24 hours, the national transporter said on Saturday. The 'Oxygen Express' trains with Liquid Medical Oxygen tankers arrived in Nashik and Lucknow for supply to Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, respectively on Saturday. "A total of 10 containers …

Oxygen Express Train with 30,000 Litres of Liquid Medical Oxygen Arrives in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express Train with 30,000 Litres of Liquid Medical Oxygen Arrives in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

An Oxygen Express train carrying around 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrived here on Saturday morning as Uttar Pradesh is battling a sudden surge in coronavirus cases, an official said. The special train carrying two truckloads of medical oxygen arrived in the state capital at 6.30 am from Bokaro, Jharkhand. “Two trucks of medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow at …

Oxygen Express train with 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in UP
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express train with 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in UP

India TV News  

An Oxygen Express train carrying around 30,000 liters of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow on Saturday morning as Uttar Pradesh is battling a sudden surge in coronavirus cases, an official said. The special train carrying two truckloads of medical oxygen arrived in the state capital at 6.30 am from Bokaro, Jharkhand. "Two trucks of medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow …

Covid 2.0: Centre revises oxygen figures for states after initial estimates go haywire
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid 2.0: Centre revises oxygen figures for states after initial estimates go haywire

India Today  

Amid mounting public angst and under pressure from chief ministers over spiralling deaths due to acute oxygen shortage, the Narendra Modi government has revised its oxygen allocation to states to meet the growing demand. In the wake of the crisis, PM Modi chaired a meeting on April 22 to review oxygen supply across India amid repeated cries from states about …

Delhi's 6 private hospitals have no oxygen, others running low on supply: Manish Sisodia writes to Centre
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi's 6 private hospitals have no oxygen, others running low on supply: Manish Sisodia writes to Centre

India TV News  

Delhi Hospital Oxygen News: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday released a list of private and government hospital running low on oxygen supply. Sisodia, in his letter addressed to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, said that while some hospitals have a few hours of oxygen supply left, supply at six private ones has dried up. "Police and …

Centre raises Delhi's oxygen quota to 480 metric tonnes
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre raises Delhi's oxygen quota to 480 metric tonnes

India Today  

With several private and government hospitals in Delhi running low on medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients, the Centre raised the national capital's oxygen quota from 378 metric tonnes to 480 metric tonnes on Wednesday. The Centre announced that it will supply 480 metric tonnes of oxygen to Delhi, which will come from Odisha, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and …

Coronavirus Updates: Centre increases states' quota of oxygen amid reports of shortage; India reports record 2.9 lakh cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Updates: Centre increases states' quota of oxygen amid reports of shortage; India reports record 2.9 lakh cases

Firstpost  

11:09 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus LATEST Updates 7500 MT oxygen being produced in India daily, say Centre Amid reports of oxygen shortage in the country, the Centre on Wednesday said of the total 7,500 metric tonnes of oxygen being produced in India per day, 6,600 metric tonnes, as on date, is being allocated to states for medical use and …

Centre’s revised supply plan: Haryana gets 162 MT medical oxygen
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre’s revised supply plan: Haryana gets 162 MT medical oxygen

Hindustan Times  

Following a wrestle over supply of medical oxygen, the Union health ministry on Wednesday issued an updated supply plan for Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Haryana health minister Anil Vij on Wednesday had said that a Faridabad-bound tanker carrying medical oxygen from Panipat was waylaid in Delhi and the oxygen was forcibly taken by the …

Oxygen crisis: Why Centre not waking up to gravity of situation? Delhi HC's stinging remark
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen crisis: Why Centre not waking up to gravity of situation? Delhi HC's stinging remark

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday tore into government's handling of the oxygen crisis that several states, including the national capital, have been witnessing amid a huge wave of Covid cases. "Responsibility squarely on Central government shoulders to ensure oxygen supply to hospitals for patients," a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said. Referring to the decision by …

Covid-19: Punjab grapples with oxygen shortage, sends SOS to Haryana, Uttarakhand
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Punjab grapples with oxygen shortage, sends SOS to Haryana, Uttarakhand

Hindustan Times  

With the coronavirus cases witnessing a sharp spike in Punjab in the recent weeks, the health department is grappling with shortage in supply of medical oxygen for patients in hospitals in several districts of the state. As per the state health department, the projected requirement of oxygen for both government and private hospitals in the state will be around 165 …

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