Centre urged to allot oxygen produced in state to Karnataka itself  


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Bengaluru, May 11: Oxygen produced in Karnataka must be allotted to Karnataka alone as far as possible as per the state government’s request to the centre, health and family welfare minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters, he said the centre has supplied 120 tonnes of oxygen to Karnataka by rail through six containers.

While appreciating the centre’s help in supplying oxygen to the state, Dr Sudhakar said there will not be any transport problems if the oxygen produced in Karnataka is allotted to the state itself as it takes at least three to four days for the containers to reach the state by train.


Minister Dr Sudhakar (file photo)

"We have written a detailed letter to union railway minister Piyush Goel and submitted our request to the centre,’’ he said and expressed the hope that the issue will be resolved soon.

The minister said the state government has received assurances about the allotment of an additional 125 to 150 metric tonnes of oxygen to the state.

30 ventilators to Dakshina Kannada

Dr Sudhakar explained that the oxygen supply to each district is based on the number of active cases. The information pertaining to the active cases and demand for oxygen is placed by the officers of the districts concerned.

Coastal Dakshina Kannada district is being provided with 30 ventilators. The district already has 150 ventilators.

He said Hassan district is being provided with 50 ventilators.

The minister stressed the need for public awareness about strictly following the Covid safety guidelines and said the attitude of blaming the government for everything will not help as people also have responsibilities for ensuring the safety and protection of themselves and their loved ones.

It takes at least 14 days to recover from Covid infections, he said and asked the people to maintain self-restraint and try to remain at home as far as possible as unnecessary moving around would complicate matters.

Medical experts have warned that the Covid second wave is aggressively spreading and it is necessary to face the problems by following the norms and by being careful, he added.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, May 12 2021

    Peoples republic of India has changed to Bharathia janatha peoples India. We lost original and disasters from all sides. Wrong leadership. We dreampt of 5 Trillon Dollar Economy and see the consequences. Too much flattering anf high fly ambitions.

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  • T.Lobo, Bejai

    Tue, May 11 2021

    Kannadiga kannadiga--‐-- first i used to think it was God's blessing to be born in Mother Karnataka. Now it feels like a curse. We need north indians permission to prioritize our own peoples lives. Even pets lives have more value than ours.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Tue, May 11 2021

    What kind of idiotic management of oxygen...!!!!???? The oxygen produced in Karnataka is sent to other states and we are supplied oxygen which came from Bahrain...!!!!!!! Is it not a stupidity of highest standard...?????

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  • Ram Charan, Mangaluru

    Tue, May 11 2021

    It is supply chain management and optimization. Imported oxygen needs to be unloaded at ports and better be utilized nearby, in this case Mangaluru, than seeking a tanker from Bellary and sending the imported ISO tanker outside the state. Thus criss cross movement is avoided and logistics improved.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, May 11 2021

    With the Rs. 3,500 Crore useless Statue we could have built 3,500 Crore Oxygen Plants ...

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  • Joel, Mangalore

    Tue, May 11 2021

    Vallabhbhai Patel was atleast better then the current PM

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  • Sp, Mangalore

    Tue, May 11 2021

    We have to beg for the oxygen produced by our own state. That too the state and the centre are run by the same party. It shows how much importance our state is given by the center

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  • Jd, Mlr

    Tue, May 11 2021

    Double engine, but of same type.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Tue, May 11 2021

    Jd, Mlr....Double Engine or any number of engines are useless unless they are synchronized. This is the problem we are facing.

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  • Ajay Rebello, Kallianpur

    Tue, May 11 2021

    Twin districts get all their oxygen from kerala now will this mean that now we are not allowed to get from kerala.

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  • Polinami, Bajpe

    Tue, May 11 2021

    All oxygen from Kerala? Did we not get oxygen from Bharain and Kuwait?

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