"Assam Will Be Self-Sufficient...": Minister On Oxygen, Beds, Remdesivir

Addressing reporters at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Mr Sarma said the state produces 61 metric tonnes of oxygen per day against a requirement of 20

As several states battle an acute oxygen crisis triggered by a surge in Covid cases, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said his state had a surplus of the gas. Addressing reporters at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Mr Sarma said the state produces 61 metric tonnes per day against a current requirement of 20. "Assam has eight fully functional oxygen manufacturing units functioning at full capacity and each produces over five MT of oxygen per day," he said. The minister said Assam also had three MT per day coming from a facility in Bongaigaon district, and a similar amount from a plant in neighbouring Nagaland that was not previously considered.