Virendra Singh Rawat
Lucknow / May 9, 2021
To overcome liquid medical oxygen (LMO) shortage in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to float a global tender for urgent procurement of cryogenic tankers.
Currently, 89 tankers have been pressed into service to transport medical oxygen in UP, while the O2 supply has touched a record level of 950 tonnes a day.
On Wednesday, the Centre had simplified the process of importing oxygen cylinders and cryogenic tankers to ease the supply in India.
Meanwhile, the UP government has started the process of ‘oxygen audit’ for ensuring transparency and speed in the allocation of oxygen. The state has directed for drafting district level oxygen plans depending upon the number of patients, case load etc.
The state is looking to promote the setting up of new oxygen plants, both in the public and private sectors. The government has also asked the state sugar mills and distilleries to set up medical oxygen units in their premises.
Recently, the Yogi Adityanath government had floated a global tender for procuring 40 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. This is in addition to the order of 10 million doses, 5 million each to Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India (SII), which was placed by the state recently.
The short term global tender has been floated by UP Medical Supply Corporation Limited (UPMSCL). According to the e-tender notice, the companies could submit bids from May 7 to 21, while the tendering process would be governed as per the central government guidelines.
No comments:
Post a Comment