59 cities of Rajasthan to get 105 oxygen plants
Besides this, private hospitals with 60-bed capacity have also been directed to establish their oxygen plant
Jaipur: To prepare the government hospitals for the third wave of Covid, 105 oxygen generation plants will be set up in 59 cities of Rajasthan in the next two months. The government has issued work orders for these plants. Besides this, private hospitals with 60-bed capacity have also been directed to establish their oxygen plant.
Rajasthan is facing an acute shortage of oxygen this time as more than 2.08 lakh active cases are there in the state. The Central government has allotted a quota of 435 MT to Rajasthan, where the demand is more than 600 MT. 100 MT of the allotted quota has to be lifted from Burnpur in West Bengal and Kalinganagar in Odisha. Both the cities are more than 1000 km away from Rajasthan and it takes around 3-4 days for a tanker to reach there and return.
Rajasthan now has 4th highest active COVID cases, oxygen supply inadequate: CM Ashok Gehlot
He said the situation is extremely fragile as there are also constraints in lifting 100 metric tonnes (MT) of allocated oxygen from Burnpur and Kalinganagar.
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JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that the state now has the fourth-highest active COVID-10 cases but oxygen supply is not adequate.
He said the situation is extremely fragile as there are also constraints in lifting 100 metric tonnes (MT) of allocated oxygen from Burnpur and Kalinganagar in the East and this quota has not been adequately utilised by us despite best efforts .
Rajasthan now has 4th highest active COVID cases, oxygen supply inadequate: Ashok Gehlot
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Last Updated: May 14, 2021, 08:24 PM IST
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that the state now has the fourth-highest active COVID-10 cases but oxygen supply is not adequate.
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that the state now has the fourth-highest active COVID-10 cases but oxygen supply is not adequate. He said the situation is extremely fragile as there are also constraints in lifting 100 metric tonnes (MT) of allocated oxygen from Burnpur and Kalinganagar in the East and this quota has not been adequately utilised by us despite best efforts .
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 14 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday requested the Centre to revise the oxygen allotment amid the rising number of active COVID-19 cases in the state.