Starting Tuesday, Noida residents can get new oxygen cylinders for Covid-19 patients in home isolation with a refundable security deposit of Rs 2,500, officials said. The cylinders will have to be returned within 7 days and refilling charges will be ₹300.
The initiative is part of an ongoing effort of Noida Authority with support from the Adani Group, which has provided it with 100 five-litre capacity oxygen cylinders, they said.
The authority had recently started the facility for refilling oxygen in empty cylinders for patients in isolation centres through RWAs and Apartment Owners Associations amid a surge in demand due to the pandemic.
While the move brought relief to many people, trouble continued for several who found it difficult to arrange empty oxygen cylinders that were required to avail the facility.
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