Kerala unable to part with oxygen, CM writes to PM
The Hindu
State’s demand to spike by May 15
Kerala government has informed the Centre that it was hard-pressed to export supplemental medical oxygen to other States. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Kerala’s demand for oxygen was likely to spike by May 15, when the number of active COVID-19 cases was expected to touch six lakh. Kerala had pegged its projected requirement of oxygen to tide over the demand at 450 metric tonnes. Kerala’s current oxygen reserve was barely 86 metric tonnes. It has promised to supply up to 40 metric tonnes to Tamil Nadu before May 10.More Related News