Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have been rising in Delhi
New Delhi:
The Arvind Kejriwal government is responsible for Delhi s current oxygen crisis in more ways than one, government sources have indicated. Pointing to the proposed oxygen plants in four hospitals that would be supported by the PM-Cares fund, sources said the Delhi government had not done its homework on these. Sources in the Railway Ministry also said that even now, the Delhi government has not provided cryogenic tankers for the Oxygen Express .
The Delhi government brushed it off as outrightly false statements given by the centre to hide its abject failure in setting up of PSA oxygen plants in Delhi .
Delhi govt s delay resulted in readiness of oxygen generation plants
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UP to set up 10 oxygen plants in a week. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 25 : The wailing chaos over shortage of oxygen, primarily in the national capital, would have been contained to some extent if seven oxygen generation plants would have been installed in time, a senior official in the Union government said. Despite weekly reviews for the past five months, the site readiness for these plants was delayed by the Delhi government, the official told IANS.
Sources informed that eight Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen Generation plants have to be installed in Delhi by the support of PM CARES Funds.
COVID-19: Delhi Hospitals Get Fresh Supply Of Oxygen, but Stocks May Last For Only Two Days
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital received 14,000 cubic metres of oxygen, which is believed to last for only a day or two. At Ambedkar Nagar Hospital, officials say the fresh supply can last 24 hours.
An oxygen tanker and cylinders being transported to treat COVID-19 patients, Sunday, April 18, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: A day after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged an acute shortage of oxygen supplies in the national capital, and the Delhi high court ordered the Centre to take urgent steps, the city’s biggest medical facilities received a late night refill on Tuesday, news reports said.
There is no shortage of medical oxygen at hospitals in Delhi and that the government is taking all measures to ensure uninterrupted supply to provide better treatment to patients infected with Covid-19, L-G House sources told India TV.
Synopsis I urge those who need hospitals to check the mobile app beforehand for bed availability and then proceed further. The number of COVID-19 beds in Delhi on April 3 was 6,071 which has gone up to 19,101 on April 20, Sisodia said at a virtual press conference.
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The deputy chief minister appealed to the people not to panic and to follow all the rules of lockdown.
Around 2,700 beds will be added at different hospitals and facilities in the national capital in the next few days for COVID-19 patients, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday and assured people that there is no need to panic.