M K Stalin urges PM Modi to get Tamil Nadu 500T oxygen

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase oxygen allocation for Tamil Nadu to 500 tonnes per day, keeping in mind the increasing number of infections and growing demand for oxygen support here.
Stalin made the request during his telephonic conversation with Modi. “He sought cooperation of the Centre for the efforts taken by the new government to prevent Covid spread,” a government release said.
The release said Modi assured to consider the request immediately. “The Prime Minister said more tests should be carried out in TN to contain the virus and that efforts should focus on keeping patients with mild symptoms in home isolation. The chief minister assured action on this,” the release said. In a letter to Modi on Friday, Stalin had said the state’s daily consumption of medical oxygen was around 440T and projected that it could increase by another 400T in two weeks.