Breaking: Another hospital moves Delhi High Court seeking urgent supply of oxygen [Live Updates on Shortage of Oxygen]

Another hospital Saroj Super Specialty Hospital, Rohini has moved the Delhi High Court seeking an urgent critical supply of oxygen to it.Saroj Super Speciality Hospital says on 10 am today, it had Liquid medical oxygen supply of 60 minutes left. It later arranged some oxygen which will last another few hours at the most and is likely to run out in the afternoon, the Hospital says.Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear the petition concerning Covid-19 situation in Delhi at 3 pm today.Last night, Delhi High Court had exhorted the Central government to explore all available means to manage the oxygen crisis and avoid catastrophe.Live updates of the Madras High Court hearing feature here..Mehra points out other SOS messages sent to Delhi govt..Shanti Mukund and Saroj Hospital have no oxygen left. they are using oxygen cylinder. Another hospital is running out .. we are unable to contact Inox at all.. we are left for oxygen for half an hour. This is by Rathi Hospital: Mehra.Delhi right now is starved of oxygen: Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra for Delhi Govt. .Mr Mehra please: Mehta.Mehra continues. .Can you give me the list. I can take instructions: SG Tushar Mehta..He doesn't know what is going on.. efforts that are made : SG Mehta.Why don't you immediately give that list : Court tells Mehra.We are equally concerned. Human lives matter equally to all.. we would not create panic: Mehta.This is not any other matter now. How can we be oblivious.. that too a senior officer like you: Mehra as he says there's no time..Let a responsible officer file an affidavit for whatever we are saying: Mehta.Mehra says people will lose their life if proceedings are delayed. .I'm not saying right now. But during the course of the day, let whatever Mr Mehra is saying come on affidavit: SG Mehta.We will answer: SG Mehta.Mr Mehta will take instructions in 5 mins: Court .To say I was misled by some tweet.. that should not happen. We should not use this platform for anything else but save lives: SG Mehta.It is a serious emergent situation.. in your time, in your good time, you file an affidavit. We've acted without affidavit. We are not saying we will not act: Court.An affidavit was not allowed to be sent back to me till the court assembled. When it came it was in such a shape that I couldn't put it.. this affidavit business is a separate business: Adv Satyakam for Delhi govt.Haryana centre not responding: Satyakam.Satyakam: Physically it is not possible that oxygen will come. Arranging logistics will take time, we were told. Oxygen coming from Rourkela, Durgapur and Kalinga..After when it was told balance had not been received and you were entitled to 480 MT oxygen, what steps were taken by you? What is the bottleneck?: Court.The moment Govt of any States receives info from hospital, you immediately call the secretary concerned.. I don't want A govt vs. B govt..this is not the time: SG Mehta.In the next few mins, I'll be sending the message to the Solicitor.. In Haryana, DM concerned has taken over the plants: Mehra.In a nutshell, there're different plants spread across India.. I'm not saying intention is not there. Due to distance, we are not getting oxygen.. 80-100MT is received. The amount we need is far far more: Mehra.Govts come and go, officers stay. We have to assume they are responsible. The Chief Secretary himself is seized of the matter: Mehra.SG Mehta says official communication should be sent to Central Government to enable it to take steps in case of oxygen shortage.Secretary has joined : SG Mehta Ms Sumita Dawra has joined..Is it informed to Centre so that I can ask the officer what has he done : SG Mehta.Have you forwarded names of Hospital to Mr Mehta?: Court.I'm not repeating it .. creates unnecessary panic : SG Mehta.Matter is mentioned by Delhi Govt at 2 pm.. : SG Mehta briefs the official about the crisis in some hospitals..Air lifting oxygen is a very dangerous thing. It has to be either through rail or roads: Court.Mehra suggests air lifting oxygen from Orissa..Mehra informs that he has a message from highest authority that Air Liquid Plant at Panipat was allowing oxygen only for Haryana, some State authorities inside the plant..At least plants that are nearby..you should ensure that supply is realised in terms of assurance given yesterday.. they are calling up Inox: Court.We are stretched...we are told by UP you can't leave : Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar for Inox.Nobody is saying against.. : SG Mehta.If suppliers are put in the dock.. : Mehra.What is appearing is that the States concerned are not allowing implementation of allocation order.. that is something you have to handle Mr Mehta: Court.They can't carry filled (containers) : Court.Yes, but Delhi is running short.. you have to look at other sources. We're doing as per allocation: Nayar.Are you able to supply what is allocated?: Court.Court says affidavit by Inox to say how they were obstructed by authorities would help in resolving the issue..We gave priority to Delhi over Dehradun.. : Dawra on supply of oxygen from Rudrapur We have to make best possible allocation: Dawra.We had a meeting.. it has been reviewed at the highest level. The logistics Delhi govt is working. They have shared a plan and strategy.. tankers were moved last night from Panipat: Dawra.Mehra says there is a tweet by Sangeeta Reddy from Apollo. As per the tweet, there's a tanker outside the Panipat plant but it is not being allowed..We had 140 MT arrangement with Inox historically. This was reduced to 60. This is a plant near Delhi. It became 100 after letters were written.. Inox should have been asked to increase supply instead of reducing it: Mehra.The idea is that all these hospitals are to be attended to.. : SG Mehta.What is the point of paper allocation.. you can balance from Inox. Let Inox continue to supply to Delhi and let Panipat plant supply to Haryana: Court.Nobody is questioning your allocation.. right now we are facing is that your allocation is not being respected by States. Local admin is obstructing transportation. Centre has to immediately respond: Court.Maybe its the Home Ministry which has to deal: Court.We must respond with sense of urgency : SG Mehta.Alright. We'll assemble at 3: Court.Let me have a word with the officer: SG Mehta.Satyakam says major chunk has to come from Haryana and supply from far off places is a distant truth.We have to lift 140 from Panipat and 198 from Uttar Pradesh. They are blocking supply ..at Faridabad: Satyakam.There is an ANI reporting.. CEO of Shanti Mukund has broken down. He has to discharge patients.. If Mr Mehta can look into it: Mehra.We have to bear the national picture in mind : SG Mehta.Nayar says the situation has to be assessed dynamically. Govt must start thinking ahead: Nayar.Let him take instructions : Court.Hearing to resume at 3 pm..Senior Adv Tushar Rao points out there is another nursing home. Let him take instructions: Court.Court asks those are watching the proceedings out of interest to leave. There are reports coming out. Except for those who are reporting, kindly leave: Court.There was a problem at Haryana..in the morning, two tankers left for Delhi with 30MT. Then Haryana said they needed oxygen : Piyush Goyal from MHA..Officer joins from Ministry of Home Affairs..Panipat should come in a couple of hours : Court.We direct centre to ensure that supplies are made and transportation is done without any hinderence.. adequate security is provided to lorries.. special Corridors be created: Court.We make it clear that non compliance of orders would be viewed seriously as it would result in grave loss of life. Non compliance would also invite criminal action: Court.If oxygen has run out and patient is serious, how do you expect the hospital to treat: Court.Senior Adv Rao urges court to say that patients would not be removed. .Don't worry about the contempt notice. We want your cooperation and help. We don't want to send you to jail : Court.Nayar raises issue of contempt against Inox. .Mehra raises further issues. Can this await Monday: SG Mehta Mehra objects. We want to follow up on our order. This is not adversarial: Court.Sometimes we we put our minds together, we come up with a solution: Court Let everything come on affidavit. I've put all by officers here : SG Mehta Officers are represented through law officers : Mehra.Allocation of oxygen is one aspect.. we are looking at other aspect: Court.We wanted to provide funds for running the kitchen: Court.They have passed an order after your lordship's order: Trehan.Trehan refers to the DDMA order..Order pertains to assistance to migrant workers, construction workers..This fund can be used for construction workers and not factory workers as per the Building Act: Trehan.This corpus has 3k crores.. only 39k workers were there, now it is over 1 one registered workers. They should not wipe out the entire corpus: Trehan.In our order we have consciously said construction workers: Court.Trehan seeks an expeditious scheme, guidelines for COVID treatment assistance for workers..Next is issue of renewals for welfare payment. UP govt has issued deemed renewal for those who were registered last year : Trehan.But it was online ? : Court Website is cumbersome and often doesn't work, says Trehan.Let us not drag aspects which could be dealt with in other matter.. let's not get into renewal : Court.The country is being run by God : Court as it interacts with counsel.Court begins recording order on the intervention application..Intervention Application pertains to usage of funds under Building Act for construction workers..Various measures have been taken : Mehra.Courts records submissions..If any construction worker is found to be COVID positive, he should be provided medical assistance. We direct Board fee to implement this direction forthwith. We hope and expect that Board will not involve any complicated mechanism : Court.Compliance report be filed in one week : Court.Court notes that the present mechanism is very cumbersome..On this application, 5th May: Court.Court moves on to other issues. There is a reduction of 50% in beds as of peak November: Mehra.Court says it would look at the last order..Court discharges the contempt notice issued to Inox. .Mehra raises issue of allocation of oxygen. .For that we don't need Mr Nayar (Inox): Court.We understand there is a direction to come out with test reports in 24-26 hours else don't collect sample: Court.We want to understand what is the logic? What do you do? Just like hospitals are turning away patients, you want the labs to say we wouldn't collect samples? : Court.I could say that a lot of people are calling up and bring told that we can't test : Court .Advocate Rakesh Malhotra says tests have gone down..Mehra says learning and concern is there. I'll immediately put it to the government: Mehra.Court records the submission that the number of tests have gone down. It is well known that aggressive testing of population is an important tool to manage the pandemic: Court.Result is that the accredited labs who are otherwise flooded are having to refuse and leading to delayed testing and reporting: Court.We observed that such a measure would be counter productive. There are already orders that labs should endeavour to generate reports within 48 hours.. : Court.We direct that the lastest GNCTD direction be not implemented: Court.You should not have come up with this order: Court We have not issued any order : Satyakam Court reads the order..Is this an office order? : Mehra This is what is circulated (to labs) : Court.Court records that such an order is not issued officially..Advocate Sanjoli Mehrotra makes submissions on this aspect..Court comes to the aspect of beds. .At the ground level, beds have not been handed over. Beds must be reflected in the app. How would the people know. Even today, there is waiting.. : Mehra.No matter who you are, you are not getting a bed : Mehra.Advocate Monica Arora says there is a new affidavit by Central Government..Arora says Central government officials are there to explain the Steel and oxygen issue..Oxygen designed to produce liquid oxygen and other liquid products like argon and nitrogen are also produced : Rasika Chaudhary, Additional Secretary Steel.Capacity of liquid oxygen production is now 3000 MT per: Chaudhary 16k MT which was in storage has been made available: Chaudhary.Some stock is kept as safety stock. All Steel pants have done that: Chaudhary.Steel sector is offering whatever help it can. Plants are mostly in eastern region. Stocks are there. Very few in West : Chaudhary.When we produce gaseous oxygen, we produce liquid oxygen so production has to go on. We are designed for gaseous oxygen: Chaudhary.Steel plants are not made to manufacture liquid oxygen: Chaudhary .Private players have taken a lead and done that (tweaking productions to produce liquid oxygen): Chaudhary.All plants are dispensing 24x7. From 1000, it has gone to 2600 MT : Chaudhary.Mr Senthil Nathan joins. We amended order for Steel industries for captive units. Unless they run, we can't have oxygen to dispense : Senthil Basically it is a by-product? : Court Yes, associated product: Chaudhary.If you shut the plant, there would be LMO: CourtYes : Chaudhary That makes sense : Court.Court asks about Petroleum industry. Everything is being reviewed: SG Mehta We'll not take it today. You take instructions (on this aspect): Court.Mehra suggests if some private player can donate oxygen to Delhi. Distribution has to happen at national level, in national perspective : SG Mehta Then every State would try to persuade. It has to be centralised: SG Mehta.It has to be centralised. Everything should be given to Centre who can allocate: Court.My LR worked overnight and has prepared a very nice note (oxygen transportation).. the best way to do it is through railways: Court.It is being worked out. We are deploying defense aircrafts.. but there is a fire hazard. I'll take instructions. But aircrafts are for tanks (that are empty): SG Mehta.Chaudhary informs about Oxygen Express..Similar transportation could be arranged from eastern portion of India .. to other areas including Delhi : Court.Executive Director Railways Manoj Singh has joined. .This Vizag train is going to return.. another train has started from Lucknow to Bokaro. We have facilitated all aspects and are fully geared up : Singh.Their movement should be prioritised.. : Court .Absolutely: Singh .Let's hope something would reach Delhi that way : Court.We don't have time for pilots right now.. : Mehra argues that it was time to immediately roll out dedicated corridors..If they could commit before the court.. need of the hour is now : Mehra.Any commitment on behalf of Centre is not advisable: SG Mehta as he reiterates that issue is national.While mapping this, all factors are taken into consideration. Urge court to not second guess. There are several logistical issues that are kept in mind. Several Ministries sit together: SG Mehta.We are interested that patient should be safe. Otherwise all this exercise can go on on paper : Mehra.SG Mehta objects. How do you expect transportation. You have allocated : Court I will withdraw all my secretaries.. somebody just out of blue says this is cross crossing : SG Mehta Look at this a little independently. We are not here to rule on the allocation: Court.These three plants are in the range of 1400-1600 kms.. we are looking at (transportation).. they could look into this. We are not directing : Court.Let it not become an open forum to substitute the wisdom of experienced bureaucrats by personal wisdom: SG Mehta.All that we'd like is the Railway to consider.. transportation from three plants.. Somebody can look at it dispassionately : Court.During the last crisis, Railway transported freely more than 1 cr passengers with food free of charge.. it's very easy here for my Ld friend and others to just throw one idea : SG Mehta.Court says it is aware of it's lack of experience, knowledge and jurisdiction..We just want you to consider transportation from the three plants : Court Chaudhary says supply would be made and court may disregard submission on oxygen reaching in 5 days. I'm not commenting on anything: Mehra You better not to comment: SG Mehta.Court records the order on this aspect..Court records submissions..We are sure that allocation was undertaken with due application of mind: Court.Court records submission on transportation of liquid oxygen by Railways..We call upon the Railways to consider transporting oxygen from three locations to Delhi : Court .Singh says tankers were given to it by the respective States..Amit Vardhan, Joint Secretary: The plant has tankers as well. The manufacturers own the bulk of the tankers. They can be moved by the road or railways..Court records : It shall be open to GNCTD to look into this aspect. In case tanker are not there with the manufacturer, they may take steps to arrange..It is my understanding that these tankers are not available.. : Mehra File an affidavit: SG Mehta This is testing my patience: Mehra I'm testing your patience??! : SG Mehta.Court says other States are also doing it. Court should not be micro managing: SG Mehta Some responsibility has to fall on your shoulder too... : Court.Large no of tankers are owned by non manufacturers as well : Chaudhary This is enough what we've said : Court I'm wrong and Mr Mehta is right : Mehra Don't take it personally : Court.Trehan points out that Fortis Gurgaon is running short of oxygen. If Mr Mehta can help : Trehan This is exactly what we said.. there has to be holistic view : SG Mehta It's that the officials are here : Trehan Officers are always in contact : SG Mehta.We expect your officers to consider : Court.Court comes to the issue of medicines.. This has to be looked at from national perspective: SG Mehta.SG Mehta says issue here would become Delhi centric..SG Mehta says Remdesivir is not to be given over the counter. .Every government including Delhi government is doing their best. First we have to educate that Remdesivir is not to be bought over the counter or taken because you have first, second degree COVID: SG Mehta.It has to be considered on national level: SG Mehta We're not saying Remdesivir has to be taken (without doctor's prescription): Court Malhotra says that Delhi MP is distributing FabiFlu to certain areas. BJP's Gautam Gambhir has done it : SG Mehta.SG Mehta objects to taking names. We'll keep this aspect for Monday. Some hospitals don't have Remdesivir supply.. I've never lied in my life and I will never : Mehra I have the same view about you : SG Mehta.Hospitals are not able to supply basic medicines : Mehra We'll take this aspect on Monday : Court.Court comes to wastage of vaccine..Court explains its concern to SG Mehta..Court says it has knowledge about USA vaccinating people using leftover vaccines. .I can file an affidavit if you want : Justice Sanghi (in lighter vein).Why should we waste our vaccines : Court There's no doubt about it. I'll take instructions: SG Mehta We thought you'd have instructions: Court Everybody was focusing on the oxygen aspect : SG Mehta.Court begins recording order on this aspect..Mr Mehta states that he would take instructions. Can you do it by tomorrow? : Court Mehta says he would take instructions and if feasible, in the meantime, the govt will implement it also. Court says it expects the same..Court to deal with the aspect on beds. .Additional Secretary Aarti Ahuja joins..There is no process of handing over of these beds: Ahuja.Our hospitals find place in the Delhi government app. It has been taken into account : Ahuja.It includes the ESIC hosps and Railway coaches.. 4159 beds given to Delhi Govt excluding 300 beds in base hospital: Ahuja.Delhi is 7th State in terms of active cases.. for Delhi and other states, we have increased bed capacity by making make shift structures. We've written by to Ministries and PSUs to set aside COVID beds : Ahuja.We've written to private hospitals as well thru MCA to set aside CDR funds for setting up makeshift facilities.. : Ahuja.Ahuja says Delhi Government can tie up with the PSUs..Mehra questions if the 500 DRDO beds are available physically to patients in beds..Ahuja says beds are available and activity is coordinated by Delhi government..There is a four fold spike (from November). That point of time centre was so generous..if they can look into the aspect .. last times AIIMS Jhajjar were fully COVID. If there and at Trauma centre 80% beds can we given : Mehra.If 7k beds could be given to Delhi citizens or all over India : Mehra.All beds in AIIMS or central government hospitals are for Delhi. In DDMA meeting, it was discussed that Delhi government should rope in smaller facilities, clinics : Ahuja.It would increase bed capacity and there is trained man power : Ahuja.Ahuja says the same was done last year as well..Delhi has a lot of nursing colleges from where man power can be taken. : Ahuja.Something should have come (after the last order) : Court We have. We have augmented beds : Ahuja.(Forget about the common man on the road) even if I were to ask for a bed, I wouldn't get it too easily : Court .Immediate needs of the people have to be met : Court.This is four times bigger than last year : Court .There are people on those people. As and when people get discharged, we increase the beds : Ahuja.Mehra says isolation centres can't be included in hospital beds. .By this every house in Delhi will be included, Mehra remarks..Last time same facility was available and can be used for provision of oxygen. Everyone doens't need tertiary level of treatment : Ahuja.Mehra says affidavit of Centre not in terms of the order. .We can't add in these numbers of isolation centres to reach the figure of November: Mehra.If patient is there, he can't be removed: Court.Then that number should come before the Court : Mehra.What kind of the bed is without oxygen.. after oxygen there is ICU then ventilator: Mehra.Why are you keeping these beds? Nobody wants to go to a hospital these days : Mehra .Based in his understanding, he is accusing the central government. Mr Sharma do you want to say something: Mehta .ASG Chetan Sharma says AIIMS Chief Gulleria lied down on his stomach...SG Mehta intervenes..Court says every bed need not have oxygen. .But are these hospital beds? We should go to PSUs, explore convention halls... : Mehra.Let them clarify how many beds are vacant beds : Mehra.People are finding their way in : Court .What happens to the faceless, voiceless citizen: Mehra.They have no officer, affidavit. But my learned friend's understanding truncates everything: ASG Sharma.We are keeping this alive. We'll take another status report: Court.Mehra says the Court may record his objection..ASG Sharma objects to this. .Let us do our best .. that is all that matters : SG Mehta.NCT has filed 118 page affidavit. Everything is on record : Mehra.DMs, SDMs is in dialogue with all hospitals : Mehra.It is a work in progress.. every minute, every day beds are added : Mehra.All of us need to take cue from the leadership of our Hon'ble PM and CM : Mehra.We are keeping the pressure on. We are going to call for a status report : Court.Court records order on augmentation of beds..Court records submissions..We hope and expect that Centre will look into the requirements of COVID beds and work to enhance availability : Court.ASG Sharma says court should ask Delhi Government how many beds it has kept in its hospitals..11,029 in private and 7200 beds in GNCTD hospitals.. with Centre beds we'll reach to 22-.23k beds : Mehra.Court records..All COVID, 100% occupied. There is waiting on every bed : Mehra.Let the same (collaboration with PSU s for makeshift beds) be explored by GNCTD : Court.If you were to expose your entire staff to COVID, there would be a complete break down : Court.If you put entire capacity to use, what would happen: Court.Centre govt has 80% capacity which we can't protect.. protect 60%, 50%: Mehra.You don't look at the other side of the picture. When you are confronted with the same.. : Court.It's not our job to make the government work. We don't have to work on our shoulder: SG Mehta.Court seeks status report in four days..Mehra raises issue of supply of 700MT oxygen to Delhi. Let 480MT come, we'll talk of 700 later: Court.Pandemic doesn't work on national average: Mehra. I think if 480 comes, you would be in a much better position: Court.Hearing coming to end. .Because of the court's timely intervention, many human lives were saved : Mehra .You are next to the lords : SG Mehta.Advocate Prabhsahay Kaur : We are for a hospital. As soon as the court took up at the matter, Inox supplied tanker to us. We will be good for 24-26 hours..Of course prayers help, a small nudge from centre also helps : SG Mehta .We are nudging you to nudge them : Court.Sri Balaji Action Medical institute: We have 220 COVID patients. Oxygen is running out. We are down to one - one and half hour of oxygen. .Advocate Vikshit Arora appears..Mehra says hospitals would keep coming and senior officials from both sides be appointed. .We've been in touch with the Nodal officers : Arora.SDM (Nodal officer) won't be able to help you: Mehra .He's approaching the wrong officer. Approach Nodal officer of Delhi govt : SG Mehta.In the central govt there must be someone Mr Udit Raj (Delhi CS/Nodal officer) is interacting with .. Mr Nipun Vinayak must be in touch : Court.Mehra says someone from higher level be appointed..Court records the order..Saroj Super Speciality Hospital's plea adjourned till Monday as it has received oxygen..We'll issue notice (in Balaji Hospital). You contact Mr Udit : Court .We will also have cylinders. We'll share: Kaur for Saroj..Let applicant Udit Raj who has addressed the concerns..meantime, it is stated that Ms Kaur who appears for Saroj Super Speciality that the hospital would try and assist by providing oxygen cylinder. We appreciate: Court .This is a praiseworthy gesture: SG Mehta.A State has also offered oxygen to Delhi : Mehra.Another Laywer mentions shortage of oxygen in another hospital. .Advocate Richa Singh. .You also contact Mr Udit Raj: Court.Tanker from Panipat would have come by now : Court

Breaking: Another hospital moves Delhi High Court seeking urgent supply of oxygen [Live Updates on Shortage of Oxygen]

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