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India has enough stock of medical oxygen, but the issue is its transportation from the producing states to high-demand areas which the government is trying to address, the Home Ministry said Monday.Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal also said the turnaround time of oxygen-carrying tankers was reduced to 1-2 hours from 4-5 days by taking the help of the Indian Air Force transport aircraft which have been ferrying empty tankers.
"We have enough stock of oxygen. The issue is transportation which we are trying to resolve by active involvement of all stake holders," Goyal told a press conference here.
Amidst increasing demand for oxygen in the country due to the surging coronavirus cases, he said, "There is absolutely no need to panic for oxygen as we are trying to resolve the issue of oxygen transportation from the producing states to high demand areas."
He also said the Central government is monitoring the movement of oxygen-carrying tankers on real-time basis through GPS and making them available to hospitals at the shortest possible time.
Since Friday, the home ministry has been coordinating efforts to deploy empty oxygen tankers and containers in various filling stations across the country to speed up the distribution of the much-needed medical oxygen in treating COVID-19 patients.
The coronavirus situation continues to be grim in India with 3,52,991 people testing positive and a record 2,812 deaths reported on Monday.
The Central government is trying to source oxygen from different parts of the country and making it available in worst hit states by running special trains.
"We have enough stock of oxygen. The issue is transportation which we are trying to resolve by active involvement of all stake holders," Goyal told a press conference here.
Amidst increasing demand for oxygen in the country due to the surging coronavirus cases, he said, "There is absolutely no need to panic for oxygen as we are trying to resolve the issue of oxygen transportation from the producing states to high demand areas."
He also said the Central government is monitoring the movement of oxygen-carrying tankers on real-time basis through GPS and making them available to hospitals at the shortest possible time.
Since Friday, the home ministry has been coordinating efforts to deploy empty oxygen tankers and containers in various filling stations across the country to speed up the distribution of the much-needed medical oxygen in treating COVID-19 patients.
The coronavirus situation continues to be grim in India with 3,52,991 people testing positive and a record 2,812 deaths reported on Monday.
The Central government is trying to source oxygen from different parts of the country and making it available in worst hit states by running special trains.
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4 Comments on this Story
 | Ron 31 minutes ago Rikki Nathan....india had 2 months.... expert's even the covid task force predicted that covid will hit serve and 2nd wave will start from March mid and get sever in apirl....this dumb minister must see in real and go covid grounds than talk rubbish |
| Kamal Jain35 minutes ago Most clueless Prachar Mantri ? When there is enough oxygen, why wasting peoples money on more than 500 new plants ? |
| Tikko Nathan42 minutes ago Never comment on the negative. Can any manage this unprecedented situation. Even in a sudden war, armed forces need time to mobilize. But our hearts go out to all those who have died due to non availability of oxygen. Hope every one in India, don't think along political colors to mount an attack,. but work together, business men, bureaucracy and citizens efforting it together to overcime, the Chinese induced spread of this demonic virus. Jai Hind. |