Demand for Oxygen in the Southern States, Odisha and Assam Increases
The demand for oxygen in the states went from 850 metric tonnes (MT) in March last year, to nearly 3,000 MT in September 2020
| 21 May 2021 2:30 PM GMT
New Delhi: All India Industrial Gases Manufacturer s Association (AIIGMA) president Saket Tiku said that the demand for oxygen from the states Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Assam has increased as the COVID-19 cases have increased.
Tiku said that the demand for oxygen in the states went from 850 metric tonnes (MT) in March last year, to nearly 3,000 MT in September 2020. There is now the tonnes sale of nearly 9,000 MT per day. These are approximate figures. But now, there is no shortage, and the demand is being met, he added.