The panel discovered that during the peak of Covid-19’s second wave in Delhi in April-May; Delhi overestimated its demand by four times than what was required.
On the directions of the Supreme Court, a committee was formed to audit the Oxygen requirement of Delhi. The committee submitted its interim report, which concluded Delhi exaggerated its Oxygen requirement by four times, in June.
Although Principal Home Secretary of Delhi Bhupinder S Bhalla and Dr. Sandeep Bidhiraja of Max Healthcare are committee members, and the interim report was shared with them, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia denied there was any such report. The panel had seven virtual meetings between May 10 & May 21.
Here are 10 key highlights from the report:
- A sufficient quantity of LMO is available for major hospitals and re-fillers in NCT Delhi.
- Liquid medical oxygen tanks in Delhi were filled to the capacity of 71% in the morning of 10th May 2021, and it may not be possible to accommodate additional 700MTs if supplied.
- The average daily consumption of LMO in Delhi is 284 to 372 MTs.
- Overall, NCTD has surplus oxygen, which is affecting the LMO supplies to other states and is a disaster in waiting, if it continues like this.
- The slow decantation process is increasing the turnaround time of tankers, which is affecting the medical oxygen supply chain.
- Covid-19 patients admitted in a patient care facility are at various stages of treatment, and not all would require oxygen administration, even when they are occupying an oxygen bed.
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