vaccines to meet the requirement.The minister also requested the Centre to ensure the supply of oxygen cylinders."While daily consumption of liquid medical oxygen in Odisha is 52.9 metric tonne (MT), production capacity in the state is 155.51 MT (through cylinders).
However, the surplus LMO cannot be utilised due to a shortage of cylinders. Hence the state urgently needs 15,000 B-type oxygen cylinders and 15,000 D-type oxygen cylinders", Das said.Odisha's health minister also added that the state needs 500 ventilators as patients in the second wave require oxygen and intenstive care treatments.