Bangkok, France come in support to supply oxygen to Arvind Kejriwal government
Bangkok, France come in support to supply oxygen to Arvind Kejriwal government
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Chief Minister of Delhi government has imported 18 cryogenic tankers from Thailand and 21 ready-to-use oxygen plants from France. Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said from last weeks the scrambling for oxygen witnessed by state and the situation has improved significantly in the past two days.

Delhi CM after facing a crippling shortage of life-saving oxygen decided to set up 44 oxygen plants at various hospitals. The government has also urged to Centre for supplying oxygen to Delhi amid the surge of coronavirus. The plants for producing oxygen in hospital includes 21 that will be imported from France. The Centre will install eight oxygen plants by April 30, Kejriwal said during an online briefing. CM Kejriwal said the Central government has provided five oxygen tankers to Delhi, adding that the Delhi government has urged the Centre to provide Indian Air Force aircraft for bringing the oxygen tankers from Bangkok. The Delhi CM added that the tankers will start arriving in Delhi on Wednesday. The "tremendous" cooperation received by all, notably Kejriwal also sought the help of chief ministers of other states and the country's top industrialists to resolve the oxygen crisis in the national capital. In a hard-hitting letter written on April 25 to Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also claimed that the Delhi’s efforts to resolve logistical issues for procuring oxygen have "not been up to the mark" where other states and union territories have been making earnest and professional efforts on the matter.

Highlighting various steps taken by the central government the home secretary said presently, there is no shortage of medical oxygen supply and Delhi had been allocated 480 MT on April 21 after consultation with officers of the Delhi government.

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