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Gurgaon: Delhi Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia has accused the governments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh of pushing Delhi towards a medical crisis and said that the two states had impeded the transport of oxygen into the city using the police.
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Gurgaon: Delhi Deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia has accused the governments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh of pushing Delhi towards a medical crisis and said that the two states had impeded the transport of oxygen into the city using the police.
Sisodia said that out of the 378 MT of oxygen that was promised to Delhi daily before the Centre increased its allocation on Wednesday evening, only 177 MT has been provided on Wednesday.
He said that several hospitals were suffering the consequences and were looking at alternatives for the patients that require oxygen.
He also appealed to the Centre to deploy paramilitary forces if need be to ensure states get their allocated share of oxygen, since the state governments had sent police to the plants to stop movement.
“Despite the Centre’s directions, states are controlling and hampering the transport of oxygen.
Hospitals are being forced to tell patients to look for alternatives, which are very hard to come by since most hospitals are facing the same issue.
Hospitals such as Saroj, Rathi, Shanti Mukund and Jeevan have been sending urgent messages for help and we are making short-term temporary arrangements by reallocation and other methods, but these are not enough and cannot last too long.
There is a crisis in big Delhi hospitals as well, with some left with oxygen to last only 8-12 hours” he said.
Sisodia’s statements came even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he has spoken to Haryana Chief Minister about facilitating oxygen supply and has been assured of all support.