<p>Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Centre to provide medical oxygen to Delhi, saying some hospitals are going to run out of it in a few hours.</p>.<p>He had on Sunday termed the shortage of oxygen for coronavirus patients an "emergency".</p>.<p>Kejriwal also wrote to Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal, seeking his intervention in the matter.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/economic-interests-cannot-override-human-lives-cut-down-industrial-use-of-oxygen-immediately-delhi-hc-976551.html" target="_blank">Cut down industrial use of oxygen immediately: Delhi HC</a></strong></p>.<p>"Serious oxygen crisis persists in Delhi. I again urge the Centre to urgently provide oxygen to Delhi. Some hospitals are left with just a few hours of oxygen," the chief minister tweeted.</p>.<p>The Delhi government had on Monday set up a 24-member committee to ensure "rational" use of oxygen for treatment of Covid-19 patients</p>.<p>An order issued by the Health Department said the 'Oxygen Audit Committee' will identify areas of wasteful consumption.</p>.<p>The consumption of oxygen has undergone a quantum increase with the admission of a large number of serious patients who require oxygen support, it said. </p>
<p>Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Centre to provide medical oxygen to Delhi, saying some hospitals are going to run out of it in a few hours.</p>.<p>He had on Sunday termed the shortage of oxygen for coronavirus patients an "emergency".</p>.<p>Kejriwal also wrote to Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal, seeking his intervention in the matter.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/economic-interests-cannot-override-human-lives-cut-down-industrial-use-of-oxygen-immediately-delhi-hc-976551.html" target="_blank">Cut down industrial use of oxygen immediately: Delhi HC</a></strong></p>.<p>"Serious oxygen crisis persists in Delhi. I again urge the Centre to urgently provide oxygen to Delhi. Some hospitals are left with just a few hours of oxygen," the chief minister tweeted.</p>.<p>The Delhi government had on Monday set up a 24-member committee to ensure "rational" use of oxygen for treatment of Covid-19 patients</p>.<p>An order issued by the Health Department said the 'Oxygen Audit Committee' will identify areas of wasteful consumption.</p>.<p>The consumption of oxygen has undergone a quantum increase with the admission of a large number of serious patients who require oxygen support, it said. </p>