Assam govt grants oxygen carrying vehicles status of ambulance for hassle-free movement

April 21: Assam Government has granted all oxygen vehicles- tankers carrying Nitrogen, Argon and Oxygen – the status of ambulance, to enable their hassle-free movement in state & transit through Assam for speedy delivery of oxygen to critical centres. This was tweeted by State Health Minister, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednes Wednesday. The decision came amid rapidly increasing cases and high demand for medical oxygen.

The Centre, on April 18, banned the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except in nine specified industries and termed it “essential public health commodity”, as hospitals face severe shortage amid the unprecedented second wave of COVID-19 cases in India. In fact, demand for medical grade oxygen rose by almost 60 percent and is expected to rise further as cases increased in states.

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Assam Govt has granted all oxygen vehicles- tankers carrying Nitrogen, Argon and Oxygen – the status of ambulance, to enable their hassle-free movement in state & transit through Assam for speedy delivery of oxygen to critical centres. @PMOIndia @assampolice

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 21, 2021