Need to be patient over foreign aid distribution, calls for transparency premature: German Ambassador
The Hindu
For the moment, we have to find a solution to this crisis, get people out of the emergency situation, says Walter J. Lindner
Germany is sending a massive oxygen plant on loan to Delhi on Thursday, capable of generating 4,00,000 litres of oxygen. The plant will service the DRDO-run Sardar Patel Covid Hospital, and will also help with refilling oxygen supplies for others. Speaking to The Hindu, German Ambassador Walter J. Lindner says calls for transparency in where all the foreign aid is going may be premature. Over Thursday and Friday, we will see a big oxygen plant come in on two A-400 transport airliners, which will then be set up here. They will be good for covering the oxygen needs for hundreds of people every day. So this is a big one. And it will remain here until it’s needed. Our government is also working on improving the cold chains for the vaccinations, together with UNICEF. There is a massive private effort, with German companies working with Indian companies in different cities, and we have cooperation of the European Union, the civil protection mechanism that is bringing equipment on military planes.More Related News