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Kejriwal writes to all CMs, urges them for spare oxygen

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to all the Chief Ministers, requesting them to provide spare oxygen to the national capital.

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NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to all the Chief Ministers, requesting them to provide spare oxygen to the national capital.

Kejriwal said that he would be grateful if the CMs could provide Delhi with any oxygen, along with tankers. He also asked them to treat this request as an SOS.

The Delhi CM also wrote that due to the unprecedented rise in Covid cases in the last few days, many hospitals in the national capital had run out of oxygen.

"While the Centre is helping Delhi in this regard, the intensity of the spread is so severe that the quantity is proving inadequate," he wrote.

Earlier Kejriwal had tweeted, "I am writing to all CMs requesting them to provide oxygen to Delhi if they have spare. Though the central government is also helping us, the severity of Covid is such that all the available resources are inadequate."

In the letter, he wrote, "Delhi does not produce any oxygen. Due to the severe rise in Covid cases in the last few days, many Delhi hospitals have run out of oxygen. (IANS)