Covid-19 Resurgence: Saviour Odisha To Face Medical Oxygen Crisis! | OTV News

Bhubaneswar: While the entire nation is reeling underneath unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic coupled with medical oxygen scarcity, Odisha has come to the rescue of many States by sending tons of the life-saving fuel.
May or not it’s Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh or Telangana, the dearth of oxygen at authorities in addition to personal hospitals has collapsed all the healthcare system and emerged as one of many main challenges within the therapy of Covid sufferers in these States.
Meanwhile, with the each day Covid-19 instances are going by way of the roof, the probabilities of oxygen scarcity in Odisha can’t be dominated out.
Apprehending scarcity of the life-saving O2 within the State, folks in Bhubaneswar are seen queuing up outdoors personal fuel vegetation in Mancheswar to purchase the fuel.
“The situation will worsen in the future. Apprehending oxygen crisis, I want to stock up the gas at home to avoid any kind of untoward situation,” mentioned a Bhubaneswar resident.
However, the scene is totally completely different in Sambalpur. The fuel which was simply obtainable available in the market earlier than the pandemic has now change into dearer within the city and isn’t obtainable within the open market.
“There is no oxygen stock in the market. We are facing problem to help people who are in the need of the gas,” mentioned Atif Alam, a member of Social Star Club.
With the surge in Covid-19 instances, the requirement of medical oxygen on the premier SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack has witnessed greater than two-fold enhance. While the hospital earlier used to eat 300 oxygen cylinders a day, now the quantity has elevated to 600.
Even although the hospital doesn’t have its personal oxygen plant, as of now there is no such thing as a dearth of the lifesaving fuel, mentioned SCB emergency officer Bhubananda Moharana.
“At present we have 2900 cylinders and our daily consumption is 600 cylinders for both Covid and other patients. So for now, there is no shortage,” mentioned Moharana.
Not solely SCB, MKCG Hospital in Berhampur, VIMSAR in Burla don’t have personal oxygen vegetation. While VIMSAR procures the fuel from Jharsuguda and Sambalpur, MKCG wants 700-800 cylinders each day.
“As of now, there is no shortage of oxygen. If a liquid oxygen plant can be set up, then we will be independent and supply the life-saving gas,” mentioned Professor Santosh Mishra, Superintendent, MKCG Hospital.
Notably, Odisha is producing 6,700 tons of oxygen each day at its 24 metal vegetation. While Tata Plant in Kalinga Nagar, Utkal Alumina, Jindal and Bhushan vegetation are producing 6000 tons every, the remaining 700 tons are being produced by different vegetation.
Odisha, up to now, has despatched 67 oxygen tankers to seven States within the final 4 days and particular preparations have been made for the sleek transportation of the fuel, knowledgeable Yashwant Jethwa, ADG (Law and Order).
(Edited By Ramakanta Biswas)