The Centre increased the allocation of liquidoxygenfor the state fromJamnagar(Gujarat) to 120 metric tonnes. Earlier, the allocation from Jamnagar was 70 MT. With this, the total allocation for the state by the Centre would go up to 380 MT from 330 MT.
Of these, 100 MT is from Bhiwadi, 120 MT from Jamnagar (Gujarat), 60 MT from Kalinganagar (Odisha), 60 MT from Hazira (Gujarat) and 40 MT from Burnpur (West Bengal).
Though the Centre has allocated 380 MT ofliquid oxygentoRajasthanper day, supply has been hampered because of shortage of tankers and distance of the Oxygen Plants (West Bengal and Odisha). The allocation of oxygen from local manufacturers (ASUs) remains the same, at 125 MT.
So far, the state has received two oxygen tankers carrying 40tonnes of oxygen from Tata Steel in Kalinganagar (Odisha) and three tankers carrying 54 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen from Steel Authority of India (SAIL)-ISP in Burnpur, West Bengal.