The on Thursday diverted 90% of Oxygen manufactured by three private Plants in Patna for use by all hospitals treating Covid-19 patients in Patna as demand for medical oxygen has skyrocketed in the last few days, and suppliers are unable to meet the requirement.
Industries department additional chief secretary Brijesh Mehrotra directed Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh to divert the oxygen supply from industrial units to hospitals at a high-level virtual meeting held.
At the meeting, the industries department authorities established contact with multinational gas plants outside the state who agreed to supply liquid oxygen for Patna hospitals.