On the instructions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, oxygen supply in Uttar Pradesh has been increased and during the past 24 hours, a record 994.83 metric tonnes of oxygen has been supplied throughout the state.
Apart from this, 78.46 MT of oxygen has been supplied through air separators units under self- production.
Giving a detailed account of the supply of oxygen in the state during the last 24 hours, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Avnish Kumar Awasthi said here on Saturday that 586.58 MT of oxygen has been supplied to the refillers by the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration.
Also, as a result of the efforts of the government, 318.36 MT of oxygen has been supplied to medical colleges and medical institutions in the state and 89.89 MT of oxygen has been supplied directly to private hospitals by the oxygen suppliers. In this way, more than 994.83 metric tons of oxygen has been supplied in the last 24 hours in government and private hospitals across the state.
It is noteworthy that on the instructions of the Chief Minister, online monitoring of the oxygen supply system is being done through a special control room set up in the Home Department to fulfill the demand of oxygen in the state.
