In the time of negligence / coronation, the government exported 700 per cent oxygen..
Corona has brought many difficulties to the country. The health system has also collapsed in the country after the situation became uncontrollable due to corona. On the one hand, corona-infected cases are breaking new records every day, on the other hand patients are dying due to lack of adequate treatment due to lack of beds and oxygen in hospitals. The increase in the number of patients has led to a shortage of oxygen.
Even after the epidemic, the government made no special effort to maintain oxygen stocks
However, if we take a look at the government's statistics, it seems that even after the epidemic in March last year, the government did not make any special effort to maintain its oxygen stock. Oxygen exports have doubled from April last year to January this year. However, the government clarified that this was false news.
Exports doubled compared to last year
Oxygen exports from India doubled to 9,301 metric tons between April 2020 and January 2021. Which has earned about Rs 8.9 crore. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has informed about this. It should be mentioned that these exports took place at a time when there was a shortage of oxygen in the country and India was ranked third in the world in terms of Corona transition.At the same time, India exported 4,514 metric tonnes of oxygen between 2019-20. In January 2020, 352 metric tons of oxygen was exported, but in January 2021, the export of oxygen increased to 734 metric tons. In December 2020, 2,193 metric tons of oxygen were exported. In December 2019, 538 metric tons of oxygen were exported.
The government denounced oxygen exports
However, government sources have issued a statement on the export of oxygen and said that there is an unfortunate misrepresentation in the country that India has exported rare medical oxygen during 2020-21. This is wrong, only industrial oxygen has been exported. The government said 9,884 metric tonnes of industrial oxygen was exported from April 2020 to February 2021. While only 12 metric tons of medical oxygen was exported.
