Congress MP desires oxygen hall with Pakistan to deal with Punjab’s Covid disaster

On Monday (April 26), Punjab Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla sparked an issue after he requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open an ‘oxygen corridor’ with Pakistan. As of Tuesday, the State has recorded 49894 energetic circumstances and a complete of 8,530 fatalities.
In a letter to PM Modi, he talked in regards to the ‘shortage’ of ventilators, oxygenators, PPE kits, liquid oxygen in hospitals brought about due by a drastic enhance in Coronavirus circumstances. “In response to this emergency, our neighbouring countries have offered help which should be welcomed with open arms. The government of Pakistan and Edhi Foundation has offered to provide relief support to India to help us fight this deadly wave of Covid-19,” the Congress MP added.
Gurjeet Singh Aujla mentioned that the day by day oxygen requirement in his constituency of Amritsar is 30 tonnes. He claimed that the allotted oxygen provide for Punjab is ‘too less’ with a ‘feeble supply’ line. He argued that the closest oxygen plant is 350 km away in Panipat in Haryana whereas Lahore in Pakistan is simply 50 km away. “Amritsar is presently receiving oxygen supplies from Panipat in truck-tankers which is not a reliable system of uninterrupted supply as there are not enough and spare truck tankers available to cover for breakdowns,” he added.
Requested @PMOIndia Sh @narendramodi to just accept all of the medical assist provided by different nations & additionally create an ‘oxygen corridor’ at Attari Wagha border port to facilitate complete border area of Punjab. Expecting from @drharshvardhan & @DrSJaishankar to take up this matter. pic.twitter.com/oJke0CJ0RQ— Gurjeet Singh Aujla (@GurjeetSAujla) April 26, 2021
“The oxygen reserves at Amritsar have already been exhausted and we are on the mercy of this unreliable chain tankers. Accessing the present state and forthcoming spike in this wave; I implore your good self to consider accepting all the help needed from our neighbours as you yourself had offered in the past in form of vaccination and make arrangements for the purchase & transportation of oxygen from Pakistan via the land route of Attari Wagha border post,” he emphasised.
Gurjeet Singh Aujla claimed that such an ‘oxygen corridor’ with Pakistan will scale back stress on Indian oxygen vegetation, ease the transport system and scale back the misery brought about as a result of ongoing ‘oxygen crisis.’ To additional justify his suggestion of importing medical oxygen from Pakistan, the Congress MP claimed that the oxygen can then be provided at a quick tempo to different elements of Punjab equivalent to Pathankot, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Tarn Taran, and different districts.
“I am aware of the political and diplomatic state of affairs but at the times of such pandemics and calamities all the nations must join hands and share resources to defeat this common enemy,” he continued. Lastly, the Congress MP concluded that identical to the inauguration of ‘Kartarpur Sahib Corridor’ on 550th start anniversary of Guru Nanak, the event of the oxygen hall with Pakistan shall be an excellent present to humanity.