The Haryana Government is preparing itself for a possible third wave and as a part of it, they have appointed three IAS officers to take stock of oxygen plants in all 22 districts. They will check the status of oxygen demand, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generating plants, and liquid oxygen plants in government and private set-ups.
The officers appointed for the task are Rajeev Ratan, Prabhot Singh, and Dr. Shalin. In a review meeting held via videoconference, Rajeev Arora, ACS (health), Haryana, directed all districts to collect data on type B and type D cylinders and send their demand to the state government if required. He also said that home isolation kits must be procured and kept handy for distribution in case of a new surge in Covid cases.
Arora directed all districts to increase their oxygen beds at the earliest and carry out proper assessment and inspection of Covid care centres and dedicated Covid hospitals. He asked district oxygen audit committees to curb stocking or black-marketing of essential Covid drugs and items.
