The Ministry of Home Affairs lashed out at the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government for mismanagement of available infrastructure and support in the fight against COVID-19, leading to a tragic loss of lives. The ministry directed the state government to resolve the logistics issue immediately and set up a control room to address the crisis in an “urgent, effective, innovative and result oriented” way.
In a letter on April 25 to Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that efforts of the administration have not been up to the mark.
Bhalla stated that due to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis and the alarming rise in the number of cases throughout the country, the Central Government has started procurement and augmentation of medical oxygen on a war footing from all available sources. Over and above other immediate steps for augmenting the supply of oxygen, the Centre has prohibited all major industries from using oxygen for industrial purposes….
