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MHA asks States/UTs to prohibit supply of industrial oxygen till further order

MHA asks States/UTs to prohibit supply of industrial oxygen till further order
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New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) In view of alarming number of Covid-19 cases in the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday asked the Chief Secretaries of States and Administrators of Union Territories (UTs) to prohibit supply of oxygen to industries till further orders.
This prohibition will come into effect from April 22.
In a letter written to the State and UTs, the Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said “Keeping in view the rapid rise in COVID cases and resultant rapid demand for medical Oxygen, particularly in high-burden States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, ‘Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, the supply of oxygen for industrial use in order to divert the same to meet the rising demand for medical oxygen in the country and save precious lives”.

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