Amid rise Covid-19 cases, union home secretary Ajay Bhalla has asked all chief secretaries to divert the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes to hospitals for the treatment of infection patients.
Bhalla urged all chief secretaries to issue necessary instructions to all the authorities in their states to ensure compliance and take necessary measures to prohibit the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except those exempted nine industries.
Several states have reported shortage of oxygen with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal saying on Sunday that the national capital was facing a “very serious” situation. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had also talked about the shortage of oxygen in his address to the people of the state on April 13.