Data shows mismatch in claims of oxygen requirement and utilisation by Karnataka
The Hindu
The State government, which has been requesting the Union government to increase Karnataka’s allocation of oxygen to 1,792 metric tonnes per day (MTD) based on the number of active COVID-19 cases, lif
The State government, which has been requesting the Union government to increase Karnataka’s allocation of oxygen to 1,792 metric tonnes per day (MTD) based on the number of active COVID-19 cases, lifted only 650-670 MTD of the allocated 802 MTD between April 30 and May 2. This mismatch related to the claims on estimation of oxygen requirement and utilisation came to light on Tuesday during the hearing of a batch of PIL petitions on COVID-19 issues by a Special Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar. The State government had, on April 28, told the court that it had written a letter to the Centre stating that 1,471 MTD of oxygen would be the requirement for COVID-19 patients as on April 30. On Tuesday, the government again told the court that it had written another letter on April 30 to the Centre indicating that it required 1,792 MTD as on May 5 based on the active cases. It said the minimum requirement was about 1,162 MTD, as per the norm that 17% of the total active cases would require oxygenated beds and 3% ICU beds.More Related News