Oxygen Shortage In Bareilly, Union Minister Writes To Yogi Adityanath

There is a scarcity of oxygen in Bareilly, which he represents in parliament, Mr Gangwar said. People in the Health department do not pick up phones, creating difficulty for Covid patients, he added.

Union Minister Santosh Gangwar has written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, flagging a series of concerns including shortage of oxygen and black marketing of ventilators and other medical equipment in his constituency Bareilly --- about 250 km from state capital Lucknow. His complaints come barely a fortnight after the Chief Minister denied any scarcity of oxygen in the state's hospitals and promised strong action, including seizure of property, against people "spreading rumours". There is a scarcity of oxygen in Bareilly, which he represents in parliament, Mr Gangwar said. Ventilators and other medical equipment are being sold in black. People in the Health department do not pick up phones, creating difficulty for Covid patients, he added. The Union minister also sought that oxygen plants be installed in the hospitals of Bareilly and a simplification in the process of referring Covid patients to hospital. Asked about the letter, Mr Gangwar told reporters that the complaints and suggestions had come from the people, and he had only passed it on to the Chief Minister.