From 90 tonnes in Jan, O2 demand up to 600 tonnes in division

PUNE: The demand for oxygen in the Pune division has increased by 500 tonnes that what was in January following the spike in the Covid-19 cases.
The divison comprises Pune, Sangli, Satara, Solapur and Kolhapur districts. In the present scenario, the demand for oxygen in the division is close to 608 tonnes as against the supply of 516 tonnes, a Pune divisional office report has revealed. The demand for oxygen in Pune division was 90 tonnes in January and has shot up to 608 tonnes by April-end.
The maximum demand for oxygen is in Pune district, 420 tonnes. Sangli, Satara, Solapur and Kolhapur districts have demand less than 55 tonne for oxygen supply.
As per the latest Maharashtra government report, Pune district alone has 12,764 beds with oxygen support in both private and government, facilities. Divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao said several measures were being undertaken by the administration to improve the oxygen supply. He said, “Orders have been issued to set up 12 oxygen generation plants in sub-district and rural hospitals through the corporate social responsibility initiative.”
The district planning committee has proposed 10 oxygen manufacturing plants. The Pune Municipal Corporation has proposed six such units. As part of the corporate social responsibility programme, 170 oxygen concentrators have been ordered and the administration has so far received 50.