ONGC barge tragedy: MVA seeks Dharmendra Pradhan s resignation
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Mumbai, May 20 : As the toll in the Arabian Sea barge tragedy rose to 37, Maharashtra s ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies on Thursday demanded that Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must be held accountable and should quit over the loss of precious human lives.
Hitting out at the Centre, Shiv Sena MP and senior leader Arvind Sawant said that if there had been a similar tragedy in Maharashtra, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leaders would have sought resignations of the people in the government.
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As the toll in the Arabian Sea barge tragedy rose to 37, Maharashtra s ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies on Thursday demanded that Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must be held accountable and should quit over the loss of precious human lives. Hitting out at the Centre, Shiv Sena MP and senior leader Arvind Sawant said that if there had been a similar tragedy in Maharashtra, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leaders would have sought resignations of the people in the government. The ONGC is under the Petroleum Ministry headed by Dharmendra Pradhan. Why don t the BJP leaders seek his resignation? Who will be held accountable for the huge loss of lives in this tragedy, give compensation and other relief. Merely pointing fingers won t do? Sawant said. Terming it as a man-made tragedy , Congress State Spokesperson Sachin Sawant said that 37 innocent people on the Barge Papaa-305 died when it sank, while another 38-plus are missing.
These plants are required in addition to 21 being set up across Odisha.
“As cases surge exponentially across the country, Prime Minster Narendra Modi has bolstered the ongoing concerted drive against the pandemic by taking several critical initiatives and crucial decisions to extend all possible assistance to states in battling the spread of the virus. Dedicated medical oxygen plants are one among them,” Pradhan wrote in his letter to Vardhan.
He said the PM has accorded emergency approval for installation of 551 PSA medical oxygen plants in public health facilities across the country from PM Cares fund in addition to the 162 PSA plants allocated earlier. It has been decided to set up 21 plants in the state by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), ministry of petroleum and natural gas and the Centre.
Union Minister urges Centre to allocate 19 more oxygen plants to Odisha
Union Minister urges Centre to allocate 19 more oxygen plants to Odisha
In a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan requested the allocation of 19 more PSA medical oxygen plants in 15 districts of Odisha.
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File photo of Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Picture Credits: PTI)
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, requesting the allocation of 19 more Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen plants, in 15 districts of Odisha.
Requesting the Union Health Minister s personal intervention in the matter, Pradhan said that the PSA plants are required in addition to the 21 plants being set up in various districts throughout the state.
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