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Express News Service BENGALURU: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar have written to the Central Government to increase the allocation of medical grade oxygen supply to the state after the Centre capped the quota to 300 metric tons of oxygen per day for Karnataka. This is much less than the present requirement, said sources in the know of the matter. “There are seven liquid oxygen plants in Karnataka which, together, manufacture around 812 metric tons of oxygen per day. Out of this, the Centre has allocated only 300 tons to the state. The rest of the oxygen will be distributed to other states as per Central allocation. This is just not enough for the state, which is grappling with an acute shortage of oxygen. ....
JSW Steel offers to provide 400 tonnes of oxygen a day to Karnataka hospitals SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 20, 2021, 09:54 PM IST Share Synopsis As on April 14, the number of oxygenated beds in Karnataka was 39,549, besides an additional 9,000 ICU beds, beds with ventilators etc. The state requires about 1,239 tons of oxygen per day. Agencies About 11.5% of active cases in Karnataka require oxygen beds, according to the latest data. JSW Steel, which operates a steel mill in Ballari district, on Tuesday said it will supply 400 tonnes of liquefied oxygen a day to hospitals in Karnataka to treat Covid-19 patients in a sign of oxygen availability improving in the next couple of days. ....