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  Understanding Oxygen Infrastructure and the Emergency in the Second wave of Covid19 (Numbers may differ due to the difference in timing between writing and posting this article)  " You may be blind, but we are not ": HC slams Centre over deaths due to scant oxygen supply in Delhi   " The system has failed ": High court slams Delhi govt over 'black marketing of oxygen cylinders'   " You can put your head in the sand like an ostrich, we won't " : HC on oxygen shortage -Supreme court and High Court's statements  Oxygen tanks I am quite sure we are all aware of the scarcity of oxygen prevailing in our country. An enormous number of people have already lost their lives and many are still struggling. Presently, when I am writing this blog, there are    21,892,676   active cases and the death tally has risen to  238,270.    But who is responsible for this frightening situation?  Some of you will say Central government and some ...

Hi readers, In this article, I will try to explain the lack of intent and will of our political leaders who are equally responsible for this hazardous situation and the steps and measures taken by our government to tackle this situation. I recommend that you read the previous blog to understand a different aspect of this situation.  Previous Blog: OXYGEN CRISIS IN INDIA- 2021 COVID 19 SECOND WAVE (EXPLAINED !) Let's get started, To fulfill the shortage of oxygen, there is a way through which it can be manually brought from the oxygen plant and then gets transferred to the state but this process carries a disadvantage as it is time-consuming and risky. There is a lack of adequate resources too which are required for this process. Apart from the above-mentioned way, there are two more possible ways - Either you set up a PSA plant (Pressure swing adsorption) ,  Or you can arrange an Oxygen concentrator.  Let's talk about some numbers now-   https://theprint.in/heal...