Tata Steel said it has increased its daily oxygen supply limit to 600 tonne a day to health centres for the treatment of covid-19 patients.
On the directions of the steel ministry, steel plants in the country are supplying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) to various states amid rising demand for the gas.
In a tweet, Tata Steel said,In our continued fight against Covid, TataSteel has increased supplies of Liquid Medical Oxygen to 500-600 tons per day with increased logistics support.
We are closely working with GoI and states to augment the availability and save lives.
Last week, a Tata Steel spokesperson had said the company was supplying 300 tonne of LMO daily to various states.
With 3,52,991 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, the highest so far, Indias total tally of COVID-19 cases has climbed to 1,73,13,163 while active cases have crossed the 28-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday
