MP dials UP after after oxygen tanker will get caught in UP

Madhya Pradesh administration has dialed senior officers of the Uttar Pradesh authorities after a tanker carrying life-saving oxygen for hospitals in Sagar district was held up throughout transit via Uttar Pradesh, officers mentioned. A tanker from Bokaro in Jharkhand was on its option to Sagar, the place the supply of medical oxygen was at a crucial degree, two officers with information of the matter mentioned.
The MP authorities had sourced oxygen from metal vegetation in Bokaro. The tanker, they mentioned, was to achieve Sagar on Sunday however it was held up in Uttar Pradesh. “Our tanker tracking team has informed us that two UP police constables are sitting in the vehicle and trying to divert the tanker to its destination in the state,” one of many officers mentioned.

On studying, senior MP authorities officers have gotten in contact with the UP administration to get the tanker launched. “The process is on. We are trying to get the tanker to its original destination,” the second official mentioned. He, nevertheless, mentioned it wasn’t clear when the tanker can be launched.
Hospitals are dealing with acute oxygen scarcity as Covid-19 instances surged to a document excessive. Industrial oxygen is being diverted for medical use. India on Sunday reported a document every day rise of 349,691 new coronavirus infections, taking its general tally to 1.69 crore. 2,767 new deaths took the whole coronavirus fatalities to 192,311.