6-yr-old falls into borewell in MP, rescue operation underway
Provisions have been made for oxygen supply in the borewell and a tunnel is being dug parallel to the borewell with the help of two JCB machines.
Provisions have been made for oxygen supply in the borewell and a tunnel is being dug parallel to the borewell with the help of two JCB machines.
The initiative will ensure the backup for a smooth and hassle-free oxygen supply and save human lives, Rodic Consultants, CMD, Raj Kumar said
"The military is weaponising Covid-19," said Yanghee Lee, the UN’s former Myanmar human rights expert
AAP leader Raghav Chadha informed on Friday that authorities received 9 SOS calls from hospitals over oxygen shortage on Thursday and 5.1 MT of the life-saving gas was provided to these healthcare facilities.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said, "We are also in Delhi. We are helpless and have been on phone."
The PM spoke about the need to work rapidly on multiple aspects: increasing the production of oxygen, increasing the speed of distribution & using innovative ways to provide oxygen support to health facilities.
The supply would be fulfilled by oxygen plants from states like Odisha, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
The supplier, Linde India Limited has informed St. Stephen's hospital that the oxygen supply will be replenished in the next few hours.
More than 500 critical Covid-19 patients on oxygen were admitted at the hospital and the supply was not expected to last beyond 2 am.
Condoling the death of COVID patients he said, "I feel the pain of all those who have lost a loved one. The challenge is big but we must cross this with determination and resolve."
