‘Allocate more oxygen to T.N.’
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Citing the growing demand for oxygen in Tamil Nadu given the variety of folks testing constructive for COVID-19, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday night wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in search of the latter’s intervention in revising orders to present oxygen help to Tamil Nadu. He additionally requested the Centre to present a minimum of 20 ISO cryogenic containers and trains to transport oxygen to the State.
In his first letter to the Prime Minister after assuming workplace because the Chief Minister, Mr. Stalin drew Mr. Modi’s consideration to the disaster in Tamil Nadu over the supply of medical oxygen. While Tamil Nadu’s day by day consumption of medical oxygen was round 440 MT and it was projected to improve by one other 400 MT in two weeks, the National Oxygen Plan had allotted simply 220 MT to the State.
“Since this is untenable, our officers were in discussion with officials of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on May 1 and 2, and it was agreed that at least 476 MT of medical oxygen would be provided to the State immediately. However, this order has not been issued yet, creating supply constraints to hospitals,” Mr. Stalin stated.
During an emergency assembly of officers of the DPIIT with Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala on May 6 over the sharply dwindling inventory of liquid oxygen in Tamil Nadu, it was agreed that 40 MTs can be allotted to Tamil Nadu from INOX, Kanjikode (Kerala), for a minimum of 4 days. It was additionally determined that 60 MTs from Praxair, Sriperumbudur (Linde Saint Gobain), can be allotted.
It was additionally determined that medium-term necessities can be met and 120 MTs can be supplied from SAIL and Linde, Rourkela. The revised allotment orders had been nonetheless awaited, he stated.
“The availability of oxygen in Tamil Nadu is critical and there was an unfortunate incident of 13 deaths in Chengalpattu two days ago. We request your kind intervention to get the revised orders issued, and provide full support to Tamil Nadu in this hour of crisis,” he stated.
He requested the Centre to present a minimum of 20 ISO cryogenic containers and trains to transport oxygen to Tamil Nadu. “I would like to assure you my full support and cooperation to your unstinted efforts to tackle this unprecedented pandemic,” he added.
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