Claiming that there is no shortage of Oxygen in the state, the UP government on Monday said it has acquired 750 tons of oxygen from the Centre on Monday. Other than this, 81 units across the state are producing more than 900 tons of oxygen per day.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said, he has asked all hospitals with 100 beds or more to set up their own oxygen Plants. This would reduce their dependency on liquid oxygen to a great extent, said a government spokesperson. The CM said that a plan should be prepared to implement this in existing hospitals and all hospitals which come in future should have this facility. MLA funds can be used for this purpose, he said.
He directed the authorities concerned to assess the states current and future demand for oxygen before it approached the Centre. This would help ensure that there is no shortage of oxygen. The food safety and drug administration departments control room should be in touch with all the districts on a regular basis and find out whether they need medicines and oxygen.