Oxygen supply goes up to 27 kilolitres in Belagavi

It has increased to 27 kl, says Deputy Commissioner

Supply of oxygen to COVID-19 hospitals in Belagavi district has nearly doubled, Deputy Commissioner M.G. Hiremath said here on Sunday. The total amount of oxygen supplied to Belagavi district till now was 15 kilolitres. But now it has increased to 27 kilolitres. Of this, the State government is supplying 22 kilolitres and three local oxygen production units are supplying five kilo litres. As of now, there is no scarcity of oxygen, the Deputy Commissioner told journalists. The district administration has agreed to a demand made by Indian Medical Association to maintain an accessible buffer stock of 50 oxygen cylinders at all times. “We are also running mobile oxygen banks, such as buses and ambulances fitted with oxygen,” he said.