In an emergency situation in Delhi, when beds and oxygen to Covid -19 patients emerged as a challenge, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for ensuring uninterrupted supply of 700 MT supply of oxygen on daily basis and restoration of supply of 140 MT of oxygen by M/S INOX to Delhi for effectively management the Covid -19 situation.
In his letter to Goyal, CM Kejriwal wrote national Capital Territory Of Delhi has witnessed a very sharp increase in COVID-19 cases leading to a very large number of serious patients getting admitted to various private and Government hospitals. This has led to a huge jump in demand for medical oxygen. On the basis of standard formula prescribed by Govt. of India, a minimum requirement of 700 MT of Oxygen has been projected to your Ministry.
“The same was communicated to the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade,
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, vide letter dated 17/04/2021. A quick response in the matter is still awaited. Further, the output of M/ s INOX, one of the major suppliers to various hospitals of Delhi, has been largely diverted to other States. At this critical juncture, it will not be possible for hospitals to enter into the contractual arrangements with the new suppliers who have now been assigned to Delhi. This disruption is already starting to cause critical shortage across major hospitals,” the letter stated.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Satyendar Jain along with Nodal Officer Manish Sisodia visited DRDO facility to take a stock on corona bed management there.
“To tackle the Covid situation in Delhi, hospital beds for Covid-19 under continuous escalation, “979 normal oxygen supported Covid beds have been added. Additional 219 ICU beds with ventilators and 696 ICU beds without ventilators have been increased,” he tweeted with DGHS order mentioning the names of hospitals.