The Centre has taken new measures to ramp up the medical oxygen supply by over 20% while seeking to set up 551 dedicated medical oxygen generation plants at public health facilities across district headquarters, using funds from PM-Cares. For immediate enhancement of oxygen supply for treating Covid-19 patients, industries have been ordered to restrict the use of liquid oxygen, including existing stock, and divert it for medical purposes. This is expected to add around 1,500 tonnes to the daily supply, estimated at 6,600 tonnes on Friday, government sources said. The 551 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) units are in addition to the 162 announced earlier, for which over Rs 200 crore was sanctioned. PM Modi has ordered that the facilities be made operational at the earliest. Steel units and oil refineries have already stepped up the supply of liquid oxygen produced at their plants and the move will not impact their manufacturing or refining operations, industry sources said. A T O I online report.