High Court asks Centre to increase oxygen allocation to Karnataka
The Hindu
Court has directed that it be hiked from the present 865 MT per day to 1,200 MT
Observing that the State is facing a grave situation due to the COVID-19 surge, the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed the Central government to immediately increase the allocation of oxygen to the State to 1,200 MT per day from the present 865 MT per day. Prima facie there is a justification for the quantity of oxygen demanded by the State government as the Central government has neither contended that the demand is on the higher side nor has disputed it, the court observed. The court noted that the State government had sought allocation of oxygen in the range of 1,471 MT to 1,791 MT per day during the period April 30 to May 5 based on the total active COVID-19 cases while indicating that the minimum requirement would be 1,162 MT.More Related News