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4 min read . Updated: 18 Apr 2021, 09:26 PM IST
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New Delhi: Centre said on Sunday that it has prohibited the supply of oxygen for
industrial purposes by manufacturers and suppliers forthwith from 22 April in wake of a
surge in its demand for covid-19 patients in hospitals.
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The decision was taken considering the recommendation of inter-ministerial
Empowered Group (EG-II) mandated by government to manage requisite supplies of
medical equipment, drugs including medical oxygen across the country in the wake of
resurgence of covid-19 cases.
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However, some industries have been exempted from the order such as Ampoules &
Vials, Pharmaceutical, Petroleum refineries, steel plants, nuclear energy facilities,
Oxygen cylinder manufacturers, Waste water treatment plants, Food & water
purification and Process Industries which require uninterrupted operation of furnaces,
processes, etc. as approved by respective State governments.
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Keeping in view the rapid rise in COVID cases and resultant rapid demand for medical
Oxygen, particularly in high-burden States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab,
Rajasthan, etc., the EG-II reviewed the supply of oxygen for industrial use in order to
divert the same to meet the rising demand for medical oxygen in the country and save
precious lives.
“accordingly, EG II has recommended to prohibit the supply of Oxygen for industrial
purposes by manufacturers and suppliers forthwith from 22.04.2021 till further orders,
with e exception of nine specified industries. I urge you to issue necessary Instructions
to the authorities concerned in your State to ensure compliance to the decision of EG-II
and take necessary measures to prohibit supply of Oxygen for industrial purposes,
except those exempted nine industries,” said Ajay Bhalla, Home Secretary in a letter to
the chief secretary of states.
The government said that there has been a significant surge in the demand for medical
oxygen. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has conveyed
that this has already reached about 60% of the daily tot Oxygen production, and is
expected to rise further.
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measures.
“The matter has been deliberated by the OPIIT with all the stakeholders and after due
deliberations, it has been considered prudent to restrict industrial usage of oxygen to
meet the rising demand for medical oxygen,” Bhushan said.
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The health secretary further said that while every effort is being made to meet the rising
demand for medical oxygen, including augmenting daily production and stocks and
States/UTs are taking appropriate steps for optimum and rationalized utilisation of
available stock of oxygen, the present trend necessitates additional measures. The
matter has been deliberated by the OPIIT with all the stakeholders and after due
deliberations, it has been considered prudent to restrict industrial usage of oxygen to
meet the rising demand for medical oxygen, the health secretary said.
Meanwhile, the situation in the country including the national capital is worsening in
terms of beds and oxygen. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the Delhi
government is preparing beds on a large scale in Yamuna Sports Complex and
Commonwealth Game Village. He said that he requests all three Municipal Corporations
of Delhi (MCDs) to give maximum medical infrastructure and manpower so that we can
use them properly. Kejriwal said, "To quote an estimate number, until mid-March, we
were handling 100-150 corona positive cases per day. However, the report that was
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continues then within the next 2-3 days, we will be facing a shortage of beds," he said.
Central government hospitals have around 10,000 beds in Delhi out of which 1,800 are
COVID beds, and Kejriwal has appealed to the Centre to reserve at least 7,000 beds for
COVID patients.
He added that within 2-3 days, the Delhi government will set up more than 6,000 oxygen
beds and will arrange more high flow oxygen beds in the city. Delhi government also
sought legal action against two hospitals for putting out wrong information on
availability of COVID beds in the Delhi Corona app. These hospitals put out information
saying that they have COVID beds available but later on denied patients saying no beds
were available, the Delhi government said. Delhi government orders FIRs against four
flights for carrying passengers from Maharashtra without valid RT PCR reports. All these
actions have been taken under the Disaster Management Act.
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