Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in regards to increase the supply of medical oxygen in state. He requested for immediate additional supply of oxygen.
The letter mentions that about the condition of Tamil Nadu. The state is facing a looming oxygen crisis and that the requirement of medical oxygen is projected to go from the current 440MT to 840MT. Referring to the National Oxygen Plan, Stalin says that only 220MT was allocated for Tamil Nadu, despite DPITT having agreed to provide 476MT of medical oxygen, such an order has not been issued. According to the letter released to the media read that the revised allotment orders for nearly 220MT medical oxygen from sources in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Rourkela are awaited. Newly elected CM Stalin mentioned the death of 13 patients at the Chengalpattu government hospital near Chennai a few days back. He requested the central government to provide at least 20 ISO Cryogenic Containers and trains to transport oxygen to Tamil Nadu.
The state witnessed 26465 new COVID-19 cases, thus taking the active cases to 135355. Whereas 197 deaths were recorded over the last 24 hours.
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