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Covid-19 second wave: Steel firms get state-wise quota for supply of oxygen

The Indian steel industry has the capacity to supply about 3,000 tonnes a day of medical oxygen

Family members of COVID-19 patients wait to refill cylinders with medical oxygen at a plant, as coronavirus cases surge in Lucknow, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Family members of Covid-19 patients wait to refill cylinders with medical oxygen at a plant, as coronavirus cases surge in Lucknow, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Photo: PTI

Jyoti Mukul New Delhi
As it scrambles to ensure the supply of oxygen to Covid-19 patients, the central government has enlisted the help of steel firms, which have been given state-wise quotas to ensure adequate supply.
 
The Union government’s Empow­ered Group 2 (EG2), which reviews the production, consumption, and stocks available at all the steel plants in the country, has allocated distribution of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from each steel plant to various states. Each firm, including the oxygen making units that are in the business already, have been allocated state-wise quotas for supply.
 
The Indian steel industry has the capacity to

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