India Oxygen Crisis

The government had sought data from states and Union Territories on deaths of Covid patients due to oxygen shortage during the second wave and only Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh responded, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Hours after the Centre's assurance that it has "sufficient" stocks to meet power sector demand, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused it of turning a blind eye to the crisis at hand.

The company which installed the 500 litres per minute (LPM) oxygen generation plant, said on Wednesday that it is expected to serve around 150 hospital beds.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has again rejected the Delhi government's proposal to form a panel to "investigate deaths due to oxygen shortage" in the national capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today alleged that the Delhi government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid wave.

Data from 12 states indicates there were no deaths due to a lack of medical oxygen during the second Covid wave, Health Ministry sources said on Wednesday afternoon, a week after the centre asked states and UTs to collect and submit this information.

Madhya Pradesh saw no deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of the pandemic and the Centre's statement made in Rajya Sabha that there were no such fatalities is a fact, state Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Kailash Sarang said.

A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for filing in a "casual manner" the reply to a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for alleged deaths of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a key meeting to review the progress of the installation of oxygen plants across the country. India faced a major shortage of the gas earlier this year when a devastating second Covid wave swept through it.

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta has demanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's apology for "oxygen mismanagement" after a Supreme Court-appointed panel's report said the government "exaggerated" its consumption during the second Covid wave.

A Delhi court on Friday sought a status report from the police on a plea seeking registration of an FIR for the offence of murder against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for deaths of COVID patients allegedly due to oxygen shortage.

A hospital in Agra, whose owner was allegedly caught on audio bragging about how the hospital shut off oxygen supply on April 27 for five minutes in a "mock drill" amid the Covid crisis, has been cleared of allegations that 16 deaths happened there.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Centre has denied approval to a committee set up by the AAP government to probe deaths caused due to a lack of oxygen supply during the second Covid wave and award compensation to victims' families.

The Oxygen Expresses have delivered more than 26,281 metric tonnes (MT) of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 1,534 tankers to various states across the country, the Railways Ministry informed on Sunday.

The government had sought data from states and Union Territories on deaths of Covid patients due to oxygen shortage during the second wave and only Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh responded, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Hours after the Centre's assurance that it has "sufficient" stocks to meet power sector demand, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused it of turning a blind eye to the crisis at hand.

The company which installed the 500 litres per minute (LPM) oxygen generation plant, said on Wednesday that it is expected to serve around 150 hospital beds.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has again rejected the Delhi government's proposal to form a panel to "investigate deaths due to oxygen shortage" in the national capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today alleged that the Delhi government has not received any letter from the Centre inquiring if any deaths in the national capital occurred due to oxygen shortage during the second Covid wave.

Data from 12 states indicates there were no deaths due to a lack of medical oxygen during the second Covid wave, Health Ministry sources said on Wednesday afternoon, a week after the centre asked states and UTs to collect and submit this information.

Madhya Pradesh saw no deaths due to oxygen shortage during the second wave of the pandemic and the Centre's statement made in Rajya Sabha that there were no such fatalities is a fact, state Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Kailash Sarang said.

A Delhi court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Police for filing in a "casual manner" the reply to a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for alleged deaths of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a key meeting to review the progress of the installation of oxygen plants across the country. India faced a major shortage of the gas earlier this year when a devastating second Covid wave swept through it.

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta has demanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's apology for "oxygen mismanagement" after a Supreme Court-appointed panel's report said the government "exaggerated" its consumption during the second Covid wave.

A Delhi court on Friday sought a status report from the police on a plea seeking registration of an FIR for the offence of murder against Jaipur Golden Hospital management for deaths of COVID patients allegedly due to oxygen shortage.

A hospital in Agra, whose owner was allegedly caught on audio bragging about how the hospital shut off oxygen supply on April 27 for five minutes in a "mock drill" amid the Covid crisis, has been cleared of allegations that 16 deaths happened there.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Centre has denied approval to a committee set up by the AAP government to probe deaths caused due to a lack of oxygen supply during the second Covid wave and award compensation to victims' families.

The Oxygen Expresses have delivered more than 26,281 metric tonnes (MT) of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 1,534 tankers to various states across the country, the Railways Ministry informed on Sunday.