Liquid Medical Oxygen News
During the hearing, central government standing counsel Kirtiman Singh said the Delhi government has done enough for creating a buffer stock and the state counsel could elaborate it.
Amicus Curaie and senior advocate Raj Shekhar Rao submitted that it was not clear whether buffer stock of LMO exist in Delhi and to what extent.
Delhi cabinet approved medical oxygen production policy
It aims at making Delhi self-reliant in oxygen requirements
The government announced incentives to private sector for setting up oxygen plants
Three Oxygen Express trains have so delivered 380.2MT of Oxygen to Kerala
All the three rakes were offloaded at Vallarpadam Container Terminal in Kochi
As many as 305 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states
The Railways has completed delivery of more than 16,000 MT of LMO in one month to 14 states across the country
The previous best 1,118 MT on May 20 2021
It is to mention that 247 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far
The aircraft used in airlifting the tanks
Each Tank can supply 1.40 crore litres of medical oxygen
MEIL is providing the tanks free cost to the Telangana government
5,805 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen being imported from five countries, the MHA has said
It said an Oxygen Digital Tracking System for real-time monitoring has been put in place and movements of tankers being monitored through this
The govt said that it has imported 20 cryogenic tankers of 10 & 20 MT to address the issue of oxygen shortage
They have been allocated to the states, the Health Ministry said
A special train carrying liquid medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow from Bokaro
Oxygen Express train is carrying 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen
The issue related to availability, including pricing of oxygen, has been under the continued consideration of Empowered Group 2, Government of India.
It recommended the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to consider capping the ex-factory price of liquid medical oxygen in order to ensure its supply to fillers at reasonable prices, it added.
The Empowered Group 2 also requested NPPA to consider a cap for the ex-factory price of oxygen in cylinders in order to ensure supply of oxygen cylinders from fillers at reasonable prices, the Ministry said.
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