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www.fi rstindia.co.in OUR EDITIONS: www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD twitter.com/thefi rstindia & LUCKNOW facebook.com/thefi rstindia instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW l SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 134 An Oxygen Express train carrying three tankers of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Uttar Pradesh via a green corridor on Saturday morning as the state battled a surge in HOPE ON WHEELS COVID-19 cases —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR Shah opens oxygen plant with 3,46,786 NEW COVID CASES, capacity of 280 ltrs per minute 2,624 FATALITIES ROCK INDIA First India Bureau Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit If anyone obstructs oxygen supply, “we will hang Shah on Saturday inau- gurated a PSA oxygen plant with a capacity that man”, the Delhi High Court said on Saturday of 280 litres per minute at a COVID-19-desig- nated hospital at Kola- “We are calling it a wave, it is actually a Tsunami,” vada in his parliamen- tary constituency of Gandhinagar. the court said, asking Centre about the preparedness Gujarat Chief Minis- ter Vijay Rupani and New Delhi: If anyone Deputy Chief Minister Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Gujarat Chief Minister obstructs oxygen sup- 25 PATIENTS DIE SPARE O2 FOR US: Nitin Patel, the latter of Vijay Rupani during the inauguration of the plant on Saturday. ply, “we will hang that DUE TO SHORTAGE whom has now tested man”, the Delhi High KEJRIWAL TO CMs positive for COVID-19, going treatment at the the Prime Minister’s Court reportedly said OF LIQUID OXYGEN Delhi Chief Minister were also present on the Ayurveda hospital in Citizens Assistance and today as it heard a hos- Twenty-fi ve critical Arvind Kejriwal has sent occasion. Kolavada. Relief in Emergency pital’s petition over covid patients died out an SOS to all chief Shah told the media He added that 11 Situation (PM CARES) shortage of oxygen for last night at the Jaipur ministers amid a crip- that the new plant more such pressure Fund. Under the PM seriously-ill Covid pa- Golden Hospital in pling shortage of medi- would provide oxygen swing absorption (PSA) Cares Fund, 11 more Delhi due to shortage of tients. The court termed cal oxygen triggered by facilities for the 66 pa- oxygen plants will be PSA oxygen plans will medical oxygen, a top the massive rise in cas- the massive coronavirus tients currently under- set up in Gujarat under come up in Turn to P6 es as a “Tsunami’’. offi cial at the hospital said on Saturday. surge. He said he was The court observa- writing to his counter- tion came on a day The hospital too has parts seeking help to when India reported approached the Delhi Justice NV Ramana sworn in over 3.46 lakh Covid-19 High Court to fl ag the resolve the crisis by cases in the 24 hours, oxygen crisis that is The Delhi government told HC that system will “collapse” diverting spare oxygen to making it the highest obstructing treatment. if the capital doesn’t get 480 metric tonnes of oxygen. the national capital. as 48th CJI for sixteen months single-day spike in the country. This is also the CORONA CENTRE’S SOP ON New Delhi: Justice and litigants to adapt to CUSTOMS DUTY WAIVED OFF ON most number of Covid CATASTROPHE VACCINES FOR 18+ Nuthalapati Venkata e-courts during the pan- cases reported in a day VACCINES, OXYGEN EQUIPMENT Ahead of the roll-out of Ramana was sworn in demic. in any country in the UP New Delhi: Customs duty and health vaccination of people as the 48th Chief Jus- Born on August 27, world. The country also cess on the import of Covid vaccines and aged over 18 from May 1, tice of India on Satur- 1957 in Ponnavaram of reported 2,624 deaths oxygen are to be waived with immediate the Centre asked states to day. Justice Ramana’s Krishna district in over the same duration. will hold the post for Andhra Pradesh, Jus- effect for three months, the centre said register additional private The Delhi govern- 38,055 sixteen months, until tice Ramana is the ment told the court that after a high-level meet chaired by PM vaccination centres and August 26, 2022. Justice NV Ramana youngest of three sib- the system will “col- New cases Narendra Modi. The waiver will include ensure effective crowd Justice Ramana takes lings. His parents Nut- lapse” if the capital import of equipment related to supplying management at sites and over at a time when the rupted access to justice. halapati Ganapathi Rao doesn’t get 480 metric patients - whether due to Covid or stressed on inoculation judiciary is going back As Chairperson of the and Sarojini were hum- tonnes of oxygen. The otherwise - with oxygen, such as gene- through “only online reg- to a virtual mode, due to National Legal Services ble agriculturists. Al- worrying shortage of 223 rators, storage tanks and fi lling systems. istration” for benefi ciaries the second wave of Cov- Authority, Justice Ra- though he briefly medical oxygen has New fatalities in the age bracket. id-19, and is entrusted mana led efforts to en- worked as a journalist been flagged by Turn to P6 with ensuring un-inter- sure training to lawyers for Telugu Turn to P6 BATTLING COVID-19 With 223 deaths, 38055 new cases, UP’s record breaking Clean Sweep: UP’s mega sanitisation drive to take C-19 to cleaners spree continues Lucknow: As many as First India Bureau ed officials to carry out BREAK THE CHAIN was started in every 223 people died while a state-wide special san- lane and locality on Sat- 38,055 fresh Covid-19 As many Lucknow: To bring itization campaign dur- urday and Sunday in all cases were reported down the transmission ing weekend lockdown districts of the state. in the past 24 hours as 43 major level of various infec- on Saturday and Sun- During this time people in Uttar Pradesh on tions including novel day. Consequently, 43 were sensitised about Saturday. With this, municipalities coronavirus and to en- major municipalities of corona infection 23,231 people were sure proper cleanliness the state undertook ex- through public address discharged from of the state in rural areas, the Uttar tensive sanitation cam- system. hospitals. The active Pradesh government paign in their areas. On The special sanitiza- cases count amounted undertook launched rigorous Saturday, sanitation tion campaign in Luc- to 2,88,144 in the state extensive cleanliness campaigns work was carried out in know was conducted and 7,52,211 persons in all the revenue vil- Lucknow with special CM Yogi Adityanath through 80 tractors were recovered from sanitisation lages of 75 districts in cleaning drive in 59 mounted with sprayers, infection till date. So the state during the wards and more than 3 smog guns and 350 far, 10,959 persons campaign in Covid Curfew. 300 slums. handheld machines have lost their lives due Chief Minister Yogi According to Munici- Lucknow Ajay Kumar will be carried out in all in two days. A special were also deployed in to Covid-19 in UP. P3 their areas Adityanath had direct- pal Commissioner of Dwivedi this campaign 110 wards and 609 slums sanitization campaign the campaign. Turn to P6 UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 02 CM’s action plan includes setting up of 13 oxygen plants across Uttar Pradesh REELING UNDER COVID, YOGI GEARS UP FOR HEALTH INFRA First India Bureau OXYGEN NOW ON PRESCRIPTION Lucknow: Chief Minis- ACS (Home) Awanish Awasthi,Divisional Commissioner Ranjan Kumar and DM Lucknow Roshan ter Yogi Adityanath on Jacob were at Charbagh Railway station during the arrival of Oxygen Express on Saturday. Saturday said that his —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR government’s priority was to ramp up Uttar Pradesh’s health infra- ‘Enough oxygen to meet structure to fight the fresh wave of Covid-19 and not to impose lock- half the demand in Lko’ down in the state. He asked the officials First India Bureau UP’S OXY-MONITORING SYSTEM PRAISED to strengthen and expe- dite purchase of neces- Lucknow: An Oxy- sary critical-care medi- gen Express train car- cal equipments and life- ROLLING DOWN FOR LIFE: Relatives of Covid-hit patients toiling withmassively heavy Oxygen rying three tankers of saving drugs and also cylinders in Talkatora area of Lucknow on Saturday —PHOTO BY PTI liquid medical oxygen ensure adequate stor- arrived in Uttar age for Oxygen. cylinders in critical Pradesh on Saturday The action plan in- P CM has con- times like these, bring- morning via a green cludes setting up 13 new Udoled passing ing considerable relief corridor as the state away of Shashwat Oxygen plants includ- Vikram Singh, direc- to people and avert a battled a surge in ing one at Jaunpur tor of Aaj group of crisis in future. COVID-19 cases. Medical College, mod- publications. Principal Secy, Medi- In view of the high ern lab machines to in- cal Education, Alok Ku- demand for oxygen in crease RT-PCR tests and M Yogi has mar said that all jumbo the country following a manpower in hospitals Cextended his oxygen cylinders will be record spike in corona- and sufficient supply of greetings to people stored at the Cancer In- virus cases, the rail- life-saving medicines.