Despite SC order, oxygen supply in Delhi missing out: Manish Sisodia

New Delhi : Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday raised alarm that Delhi is getting less oxygen supply of 467 metric tonnes against the SC allocated 700 MT.

On Friday, the Supreme Court had directed Centre to provide Delhi its oxygen quota of 700MT oxygen per day till further orders. The apex court had said that it will pass orders against the officials if the demand is not met.

Addressing a press conference, Manish Sisodia claimed that on May 5 Delhi received 700 MT of oxygen and that was the only time, post that the supply again reduced to below 500 MT.

“I have said repeatedly that at the current moment, with all the hospitals and current number of beds, Delhi requires 700 MT of oxygen daily. If that is provided, it is sufficient for the current requirement and if we want to further increase our capacity, we require 976 MT. On May 5, for the first time Delhi got 730 tonnes of oxygen. For that we are thankful to the central government. But after that, once again, on May 6 we got 577 and yesterday we got 487. It is very difficult to manage the oxygen supply of hospitals with 487 MTs because there is a demand of 700 MT. The Supreme Court has also directed that Delhi’s requirement be met… I request the central government with folded hands that—the way it assisted us on one day with more than 700 MT of oxygen—to please ensure the minimum supply of 700 MT,” he said.

He also mentioned that the Delhi government has plans to expand medical infrastructures for that more oxygen will be required.

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