Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the national Capital was facing an “acute shortage” of oxygen supply amid the surge in ...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the national Capital was facing an “acute shortage” of oxygen supply amid the surge in coronavirus cases. In a tweet, Kejriwal claimed that Delhi’s quota of oxygen had been diverted to other states by the Centre, at a time when the city required an increase supply.
Del facing acute shortage of oxygen. In view of sharply increasing cases, Del needs much more than normal supply. Rather than increasing supply, our normal supply has been sharply reduced and Delhi’s quota has been diverted to other states.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 18, 2021
OXYGEN HAS BECOME AN EMERGENCY IN DEL
The Delhi chief minister also wrote to Union minister Piyush Goyal, pointing out that 140 metric tonnes of oxygen meant for Delhi was diverted to other states and demanded that the supply be restored, NDTV reported.
“The output of M/s Inox, one of the major suppliers to various hospitals of Delhi, has been largely diverted to other states,” Kejriwal wrote. “At this critical juncture, it would not be possible for hospitals to enter into contractual arrangements with the new suppliers who have now been assigned to Delhi”.
At a press briefing on Sunday evening, Kejriwal said that he had spoken about the supply of oxygen, among other...