Oxygen supply: two private hospitals press panic button
The Hindu
Madurai MP seeks Health Secretary’s immediate intervention
After two private hospitals flagged short supply of medical oxygen, Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan, has alerted Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan to act fast on the issue. In a tweet, Mr. Venkatesan said he received information about demand for oxygen increasing in private hospitals in Madurai. He also drew the attention of the Health Secretary by tagging him in his tweet.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.