Delhi had exaggerated the demand for oxygen earlier!

Delhi-The Supreme Court had ordered the Center to supply 700 metric tons to Delhi daily. During argument in court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s attorney, also said Delhi needed a maximum of 415 metric tonnes. Mehta raised Delhi’s oxygen audit request.
During the second wave of Corona, Delhi exaggerated its oxygen needs. This could have affected the oxygen supply of other states. The committee set up for Oxygen Audit in Delhi agreed to this. According to the committee, the demand for oxygen placed by Delhi between April 25 and May 10 can be up to 4 times higher than the actual needs.

On May 8, the Supreme Court formed a 12-member task force to improve the country’s oxygen delivery system. A separate sub-group has been created . It includes AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, Sandeep Budhiraja of Max Healthcare, as well as senior officers from IAS 1-1 Central and Delhi.

The Petroleum and Oxygen Safety Organization (PESO) told this committee that Delhi has excess oxygen. What other states might get. The continued oversupply in Capital could have led to a national crisis. According to the calculation made on the basis of bed capacity, Capitali only needed 289 metric tons of oxygen. But he mentioned the requirement of a maximum of 1,140 metric tonnes. It was almost 4 times more.

The Supreme Court had ordered the Center to supply 700 metric tons to Delhi daily. During argument in court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s attorney, also said Delhi needed a maximum of 415 metric tonnes. Mehta raised Capital’s oxygen audit request.

The committee’s report has not yet been filed in court. The case is due to be heard by the Supreme Court on June 30. At the previous hearing, the court qualified the method of estimating oxygen demand solely on the basis of bed capacity as impracticable. The court had suggested a change in this method.

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