Record 994.83 MT oxygen supplied in Uttar Pradesh

Apart from this, 78.46 MT of oxygen has been supplied through air separators units under self-production.

Giving a detailed account of the supply of oxygen in the state during the last 24 hours, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Avnish Kumar Awasthi said here on Saturday that 586.58 MT of oxygen has been supplied to the refillers by the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration.

Also, as a result of the efforts of the government, 318.36 MT of oxygen has been supplied to medical colleges and medical institutions in the state and 89.89 MT of oxygen has been supplied directly to private hospitals by the oxygen suppliers.

The oxygen supply totalled to 994.83 MT in the last 24 hours in government and private hospitals across the state.

Awasthi said that 10 oxygen tankers from Jamshedpur with a total of 80 metric ton capacity have reached Lucknow at 11 am on May 8 by Jeevan Rakshak train.

Similarly, 6 tankers of about 48 MT capacity have been made available for Kanpur.

Adequate oxygen arrangements have also been ensured for the DRDO Lucknow hospital and DRDO Varanasi Hospital.

For Kanpur, arrangements have been made to deliver 80 metric tons of oxygen through a special train tomorrow, while Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut will also receive oxygen by filling 80 MT tanker from Jamnagar Gujarat till tonight/tomorrow morning.

Due to Yogi’s instructions, online monitoring of the oxygen supply system is being done through a special control room set up in the Home Department to fulfill the demand of oxygen in the state. 

In this control room, senior officials and employees of the Home Department, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Education, Health and Family Welfare and Transport Department are working continuously for 24 hours in coordination.