Government bans provide of oxygen to industries to fulfill call for from COVID-19 sufferers
The Centre on Sunday banned the availability of oxygen for commercial functions apart from in 9 specified industries in view of scarcity of the crucial public well being commodity in different states amid a spike in COVID-19 infections.
The verdict will come into impact from April 22.
In a communique to all states, Union House Secretary Ajay Bhalla mentioned that during view of the speedy upward push in COVID-19 instances and resultant speedy call for for scientific oxygen, in particular in high-burden states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, the central government-constituted Empowered Staff-II has reviewed the availability of oxygen for commercial use with the intention to divert the similar to fulfill the emerging call for for scientific oxygen within the nation and save valuable lives.
Accordingly, the EG-II has advisable prohibiting the availability of oxygen for commercial functions through producers and providers from April 22 until additional orders, with exceptions of 9 specified industries.
The advice of the EG-II has been authorized through the federal government, the house secretary mentioned in his letter.
“I, subsequently, urge you to factor essential directions to the entire government involved for your State to make sure compliance to the verdict of the EG-II and take essential measures to ban provide of oxygen for commercial functions, apart from the ones exempted 9 industries. It is going to lend a hand in augmenting provide for scientific oxygen within the nation and in saving valuable lives,” the letter addressed to the executive secretaries of all states and union territories mentioned.
