Utilise full potential to meet demands: PM Modi to oxygen manufacturers

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with leading oxygen manufacturers as the country battles an oxygen crisis amid the Covid surge.
This comes a day after Centre directed the states to ensure uninterrupted production and supply of medical oxygen and its transport along inter-state borders.
PM Modi highlighted the need to maintain good co-ordination between the government and the oxygen producers and also oxygen producers for increasing their production in the last few weeks.
"This time is not only to deal with the challenges, but also to provide solutions in a very short time," PM Modi said.
He also acknowledged the several steps taken to increase the production of liquid oxygen and also thanked the industry for diverting industrial oxygen to meet medical requirements in the country.
To improve the situation further, PM Modi stressed on utilising the full potential of the industry to meet the demand of oxygen in the coming days.
PM Modi said that there is a need to increase the availability of oxygen cylinders as well as upgrade the logistics facilities for transportation of oxygen. He urged the industry to utilize tankers meant to transport other gases for oxygen supply.
"Government is working on effective use of Railways and Air Force so that the tankers reach the production centre as soon as possible," PM Modi said.
The states, industry and transporters, and all the hospitals need to come together and work in unison. The better the synergy and coordination, the easier it will be able to deal with this challenge, the PM said.