No Need To Panic, India Has "Enough Oxygen Stock": Centre

"The issue is transportation which we are trying to resolve by active involvement of all stake holders," Piyush Goyal said.

India has enough stock of medical oxygen, but the issue is its transportation from the producing states to high-demand areas which the government is trying to address, the Home Ministry said Monday. Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Piyush Goyal also said the turnaround time of oxygen-carrying tankers was reduced to 1-2 hours from 4-5 days by taking the help of the Indian Air Force transport aircraft which have been ferrying empty tankers. "We have enough stock of oxygen. The issue is transportation which we are trying to resolve by active involvement of all stake holders," Mr Goyal said. Amidst increasing demand for oxygen in the country due to the surging coronavirus cases, he said, "There is absolutely no need to panic for oxygen as we are trying to resolve the issue of oxygen transportation from the producing states to high demand areas."