Oxygen Supply

The Centre on April 25 allocated funds from PM Cares Fund to establish 551 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen Generation plants in country. To be installed at identified district-level government hospitals across the country, PM Narendra Modi has directed the officials to establish the plants at earliest to overcome the oxygen crisis. The PM cares had earlier this year allocated Rs 201.58 crore to install 162 oxygen plants.

The farm law protestors, including Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), on April 22 agreed to clear one-side of the highway at the Singhu border for passage of oxygen, ambulances and other services. The protestors claimed to be supportive in the battle against pandemic and "are committed to causing least inconvenience to ordinary citizens". The farmers also dismissed the BJP's accusations that they are allegedly blocking the oxygen supply to Delhi.… read-more

Samyukta Kisan Morcha on behalf of farmers unions protesting at Delhi borders on April 21 denied the allegations on blocking oxygen carrying vehicles for COVID-19 patients. The union termed it as 'false propaganda' and emphasized that no ambulance or essential services vehicles have been stopped. Earlier, BJP MP Pravesh Verma on April 20, alleged that oxygen transportation was hampered due to road blockade by protestors at Delhi’s… read-more

The Indian Railways, on April 16, released a policy permitting the transportation of liquid oxygen in cryogenic tankers.  As per the policy, the oxygen-carrying cryogenic tankers will be transported by the railways as a roll-on roll paid service and the empty flow of tankers will also be charged. Reportedly, the demand was initiated by the Maharashtra government as it is one of the worst-hit states by the Covid-19.