Delhi government’s order seeks to streamline oxygen distribution

NEW DELHI: To streamline the distribution of oxygen through cylinders to needy people in home quarantine, non-Covid hospitals, etc, the Delhi government on Wednesday passed an order asking people to apply for the gas on its website.
It also directed district magistrates to supervise the process strictly.
As per the order, which comes into force from today, all persons/individuals requiring oxygen for home isolation patients will need to apply on delhi.gov.in with a valid photo ID, Aadhar Card details, Covid positive report and other documents indicating the actual need for the oxygen.

District magistrates will ensure that the applications are scrutinised properly and the applicants issued e-passes quickly.
“Based on stock availability at a dealer, the DM will issue a pass containing the date, time and address of the dealer from where oxygen can be issued/exchanged.
However, DMs will also need to ensure that committed supplies of the refilling plants for the hospitals are not diverted to lump-sum allocation at all,” stated the order.
“There were reports of overcrowding at refilling plants, which is why the directions have been issued,” said the government.