The Haryana government has set up a control room at Civil secretariat in Chandigarh to ensure equitable distribution and an adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen in the state, in wake of a rise in Covid-19 cases.

Government of Haryana also said that all efforts are being made to increase the production of medical oxygen.

An official statement said that amid a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases and while realizing the need to meet the current surge in demand for medical oxygen across the state, the Haryana government has set up the control room at the Civil Secretariat.

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The statement also added, “Further, to ensure equitable distribution of oxygen allocated by the government of India for Haryana and ensuring adequate and uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen within the state, a state-level oxygen control room has been set up.”

The newly set up control room is also mandated to perform other vital functions, including ensuring safe movement of oxygen tankers from manufacturing plants to districts. It is also mandated to ensure that each district is informed of daily allocation issued by the health department.  The statement also added that the control room will further ensure that each district issues its own distribution plan and operates an early warning system.

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On Monday, the state of Haryana recorded the biggest single-day jump in Covid19-related fatalities with 75 deaths while the state also registered yet another big jump in infections with 11,504 new cases.