Now, Chandigarh Covid patients at home can have access to oxygen cylinders

Chandigarh, May 14

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Now, Covid patients recuperating at home in the city can have access to medical oxygen cylinders.

Where to apply

http://chandigarh.gov.in/health_covid19.htm

Cylinder provider

M/s Super Agencies, 40-MW, Industrial Area-I, Chandigarh; Mobile: 9888035000; e-mail: superchandigarh@gmail.com

How much to pay

Refilling charges

•  Rs295 plus 12% GST for each ‘D’ type cylinder
•  Rs175 plus 12% GST for each ‘A & B’ type cylinder

Cost of new cylinder

•  Rs25,000 security for each empty cylinder, which will be refunded after deduction of rent at the rate of Rs100 per day. Besides, the applicant will have to pay refilling charges

Taking notice of problems being faced by patients, who were prescribed oxygen at home but finding it difficult to get it from the market, the UT Administration, with the assistance of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), has developed a facility where the patients can obtain online e-permit for oxygen cylinder.

Yashpal Garg, the nodal officer for oxygen supplies in the UT, said applications for e-permit could be submitted on the website of the Chandigarh Administration from 11 am on Sunday. He said a prescription of the doctor for requirement of oxygen and any address proof of Chandigarh were required to be uploaded at the time of submitting the application.

“The applicant will be intimated once the application is approved; the approval will be valid for two days. Though e-permit may be downloaded from the website, hard copy is not required to obtain a cylinder. The maximum two cylinders may be procured on the basis of the approved application number,” he said, adding that the cylinders would be provided by M/s Super Agencies, Industrial Area-I, Chandigarh. — TNS