Bhubaneswar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has thanked his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik for the supply of medical oxygen to the western state for treatment of COVID-19 patients.
The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), in its Twitter post, said:-
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhavsaheb Thackeray @OfficeofUT today spoke to #Odisha CM @Naveen_Odisha and thanked him for the steps taken for logistics for oxygen supply and transport to Maharashtra.
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) April 22, 2021
Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also praised Patnaik and thanked him for supplying medical oxygen required for the critical COVID-19 patients in the national capital.
Recd a call from Sh Naveen Patnaik ji. He has assured complete support to Delhi in facilitating lifting of Delhi’s quota of oxygen from Orissa. He has put a spl officer on the job.
Thank u sooo much Sir. Delhi is indeed grateful.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 22, 2021
Earlier today, the Odisha CM also spoke to PM Narendra Modi over the phone and discussed the COVID-19 situation in the country.
Patnaik stated that “it is a war-like situation & Odisha will extend all cooperation at the national level including ramping up oxygen production to assist other states in this emergency.”
CM @Naveen_Odisha spoke to PM @narendramodi over phone & discussed #COVID19 situation in the country. CM said it is a war-like situation & #Odisha will extend all cooperation at the national level including ramping up oxygen production to assist other states in this emergency.
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) April 22, 2021
According to sources, Delhi will get 70 MT liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from Odisha. While Rourkela Steel Plant will provide 40 MT oxygen per day to Delhi, Tatas Kalinga Nagar steel plant will give 30 MT/day to Delhi. In Odisha, AIIMS Bhubaneswar and IGH Rourkela, have their own medical oxygen plants.
