Kerala health minister KK Shailaja
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As many states in the country continue to grapple with oxygen shortage, the Kerala government has said it has a reserve of 510 metric ton of the life-saving gas at production centres post-delivery.
The government is now mulling the possibilities of increasing the reserve stock upto 1000 MT to meet any adverse situations, authorities said.
In the wake of the number of Covid-19 cases crossing the 30,000 mark in the southern state, health minister KK Shailaja convened a special high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the availability of oxygen.
In view of the grim situation, it has been decided to set up audit committees in the state, district and hospital levels for the effective utilisation of the available oxygen in the state, she said.