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BENGALURU: At a time when the Centre has asked states to ban production of oxygen for industrial use and enhance production of medical oxygen, Karnataka could face scarcity as oxygen produced in the state is being exported to other states.
On Monday, the Union government held a video conference with chief secretaries and heads of industries departments in all states to bring them up to date on the Centre’s directives with regard to medical oxygen.
At the meeting, Karnataka was told it will be allocated 300 tonnes of oxygen from the national pool, although seven companies in the state have the capacity to produce as much as 812 tonnes of oxygen. The allocation sent the state government into a tizzy as daily consumption in the state has shot up to 305 tonnes as of Monday.
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BENGALURU: At a time when the Centre has asked states to ban production of oxygen for industrial use and enhance production of medical oxygen, Karnataka could face scarcity as oxygen produced in the state is being exported to other states.
On Monday, the Union government held a video conference with chief secretaries and heads of industries departments in all states to bring them up to date on the Centre’s directives with regard to medical oxygen.
At the meeting, Karnataka was told it will be allocated 300 tonnes of oxygen from the national pool, although seven companies in the state have the capacity to produce as much as 812 tonnes of oxygen. The allocation sent the state government into a tizzy as daily consumption in the state has shot up to 305 tonnes as of Monday.
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BENGALURU: A 36-year-old aerospace design engineer from T Dasarahalli lost over $1,20,000 (Rs 90 lakh) to a gang of cybercriminals, who promised to legalise his PhD degree obtained through distance education in 2015, when he was working with a private firm in Germany.
Sumanth (name changed) approached North CEN crime police on April 8, and filed a cheating and cybercrime case.
Sumanth said he completed his BE in aerospace design engineering and joined a private company in 2014. He was deployed to Germany and had been searching for study opportunities online or through distance education to utilise his free time.
At Swastik Hospital near Bommasandra, six Covid patients were shifted to other hospitals due to acute shortage of oxygen.
BENGALURU: Most private hospitals in Bengaluru treating Covid patients are facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen for patients.
A majority of Covid patients with moderate to severe lung infection need high flow nasal oxygen to recover.
On Saturday, Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA) sought health minister K Sudhakar s speedy intervention. Its letter to him reads: The suppliers have either stopped supply or are not responding to deliver the required stocks.
No shortage of oxygen supply in state: Minister