No shortage of oxygen in Ajmer dist, JLN Hospital gets lion’s share

AJMER: The district administration on Wednesday claimed that there is no scarcity of oxygen or oxygen cylinders here. On Wednesday, 2,823 cylinders were supplied in hospitals throughout the district. While the opening stock was 2,993 cylinders, later 138 cylinders more were supplied to hospitals. The administration at the end of the day had a stock of 32 cylinders.
The highest number of cylinders are going to JLN Hospital and on Wednesday, 1,194 cylinders and later 91 more, were supplied to the hospital. The district is getting cylinder supply from Jaipur, Bagru, Silora, Gegal and from Ajmer. Two days ago, there was panic at a private hospital at night when the hospital management announced there was no oxygen. The district is managing the oxygen supply but there are complaints of mismanagement.
Meanwhile, people are coming up with free oxygen relief camps. Corporator Naresh Satyawana and Sunil Khandelwal opened a camp on Shrinagar Road. Sona Dhanwani of the group said that those who are facing problem of oxygen can come to the camp and rest and get oxygen. This is a free service for everyone. On Wednesday, about 70 people came to the camp who were complaining of oxygen crisis.
Similarly, the railways have started oxygen express rail service and a train from Hapa to Gurgaon. Officials of Ajmer division of railways directed to form a green corridor from Palanpur to Madar station so that oxygen express trains will not stop anywhere. Officials said that 4 tankers carrying 85 metric tonnes of oxygen passed 361km of Ajmer division in 6 hours and 22 minutes.
Sources said that the crowds at JLN Hospital eased on Wednesday as the district administration took the decision to treat only critical patients at the hospital, while other patients are taken to Satellite and Panchsheel hospitals. The third hospital with 100 beds is also coming up as a Covid hospital in Chandrawardai, for which the administration is working.