Wednesday, 26 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Supply capacity of the state has been increased to 200 metric tonnes
The health secretary Amit Singh Negi has said that the union government has accepted the request of Uttarakhand government for supply of oxygen at local level. Uttarakhand would now get the oxygen supplied from the plants located in the state only. Addressing the media persons at the state secretariat here on Tuesday, Negi said that the supply capacity of the state has been increased to 200 Metric tonnes. He said that the contagion of Covid-19 is very much in control in the state and the recovery rate has climbed to 81 percent. Presenting a weekly analysis, he said that average daily positive cases from April 27 to 3 May were 5887, which increased to 7375 a day between May 11 to 17 May, 5887 from May 11 to 14 and 3397 between May 18 to 24. He claimed that the state government has made unprecedented efforts in setting up oxygen plants and 11 plants were set up in the state. Negi informed that the plants are operational in Nainital, Haldwani, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali medical college, Srinagar, Base hospital Kotdwar and plants have been set up at district hospital Rudraprayag, Mela hospital Haridwar, DH Haridwar, DH Rudrapur, DH Narendranagar, DH Chamoli and DH Uttarkashi. He said that more than 30000 tests per day are being conducted in the state.
The nodal officer for mental health and post Covid management Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Nilesh Bharne said that the state government has released a help line number 104 for helping people undergoing mental stress. He said that 109 counsellors have been deployed to help the people. Bharne said that online webinars and seminars are also being organised to spread awareness on mental health.
