Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday claimed that the quantity of oxygen received by the city has dipped to 577 MT on Thursday and further 487 MT on Friday.
He urged the Centre to maintain 700 MT of medical oxygen supply to Delhi. “Delhi immediately requires 700 MT of oxygen allocation from the Central Government in order to manage oxygen supply to hospitals in the capital. It is my humble appeal to the Government of India to increase Delhi’s oxygen allocation to 700 MT as soon as possible” he said.
“At present, Delhi requires a minimum of 700 MT oxygen supply to cater to patients and an increase in Covid beds and health infrastructure would needed oxygen allocation of 976 MT in the city. Delhi received 730 MT of oxygen for the first time ever on 5th May however, we saw a persistent decline from 6th May onwards,” he added.
Sisodia further said, “During court proceedings, the Central Government claimed that India continues to receive a surplus in oxygen. A need has emerged for the Central Government to streamline their processes, manage supply better and ensure that all States receive supply in better quantities so that they do not have to fight for oxygen supply.”
Senior AAP leader and national Spokesperson Raghav Chadha said “We are somehow managing the situation even with 488 MT. Staff are working on efficient and effective distribution and management of oxygen.
Their good governance is helping us moderate even the shortage that we are facing today because of decreased supply by the centre. However, if we do not receive 700 MT every day, a huge problem will befall upon us,” he said.