Covid19 -Oxygen Shortage: Delhi High Court Hearing-Live Updates

Mehta: What are you doing?

Mehra: Just doing what you taught me yesterday, that tweets can be put out in court.

Mehta: Then you haven't learnt properly.

Mehra: I've just read a tweet of Dr. Sangeeta Reddy from Apollo Hospitals, Delhi. It is alarming.

Mehra reads out the tweet: "As I tweet, an oxygen tanker is outside the gate of Air Liquidae, Panipat", it is not being allowed to move.

Mehra: What is a better affidavit?

Nayyar: Problem is Delhi is running short.

Sanghi: Problem is not with you, but with other suppliers.

Mehra: Historically, we've been allocated 140 MT from Inox. What was 140 MT has been reduced first 60 MT, now has come to 100 MT. Still 40 MT is short.

Mehta: There is an allegation it has to be informed on affidavit.

Court: If you give it on affidavit, it will help them sort out the issue.

Nayyar: They do the allocation, and I do it on their instructions. I have acted as per their instructions.

Sanghi: The empty tankers can be airlifted back to plants.

Mehta: Whatever is the true position must be informed to the court properly.

Mehra: We have no issues in getting from Orissa or anywhere else, if the tankers can be airlifted.

J. Sanghi: My researcher has prepared a very nice report, have shared with you as well. It has to come either by rail or road due to air compression issues, it can't be airlifted.

Sanghi: Also, 3 of the plants are too far. So you should ensure that your allocations are honored.

Mehra: We spoke to Air Liquid Plant in Panipat, apparently hurdles being created and only those tankers are being allowed to pass which are meant for Haryana.

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Mehta to Chief Sec: I have sent you the information on your WhatsApp, not necessarily repeating it here to avoid creating panic.

Sanghi: We have just been informed that the plants are not honoring the allocations made, as they've been taken over by locals.

Chief Secretary Dawra joins the hearing.

Mehta: I'll just take the liberty to brief her.

He briefs her.

Mehra: The Chief Secretary himself is briefed on the matter I don't know if I've to go any higher.