COVID-19 | Gujarat urges Centre to raise oxygen allocation to State
The Hindu
It said that the Centre’s current allocation of 975 metric tonnes is way below the requirements of the State.
The Gujarat government has requested the Centre to raise to 1,400 metric tonnes the allocation of medical oxygen to the State by May 12, saying that due to the shortage of the life-saving gas, it was unable to operationalise 11,500 additional beds for patients. It said that the Centre’s current allocation of 975 metric tonnes (MT) is way below the requirements of the State. “The Government of India has not increased the allocation of [medical oxygen to] Gujarat beyond 975MT, which is creating tremendous distress to the patients seeking hospitalisation and oxygen therapy, resulting in denial of medical treatment to needy despite availability of beds and qualified personnel in hospitals,” Gujarat Chief Secretary Anil Mukim said in a letter to Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla.
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