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Delhi Police keeps the spirits high

From arranging oxygen cylinders to providing green corridors and facilitating movement of the same; supplying food to admitting COVID-19 patients to hospitals, the Delhi police have saved hundreds of lives by going beyond the call of duty. The police have received zero calls for food or money assistance but have received around 130 calls of medical assistance mainly oxygen cylinder requirement. Since the last two days, the police have been flooded with requests by city hospitals to arrange oxygen cylinders amid shortage of supply during the ongoing pandemic. On Wednesday, 32 lives were saved after they managed to arrange 11 oxygen cylinders for Amarleela Hospital in west Delhi’s Janakpuri after they got a distress call around 9 a.m. saying oxygen stock at the facility was nearly exhausted. “The police contacted local oxygen suppliers and succeeded in finding medical oxygen. Eleven cylinders were arranged for the hospital from three different locations — Kirti Nagar, Gole Market and Mayapuri,” Additional DCP (West) Prashant Gautam said. In another instance, a green corridor was provided to facilitate movement of a truck carrying oxygen containers from Singhu border to Jaipur Golden Hospital in Rohini. The Alipur police station received an information around 9 a.m. that a Haryana-bound truck carrying oxygen containers was stuck on KMP flyover at Kundli border. “A green corridor was established for quick movement of the oxygen tanker. Under police escort provided by Alipur police station, the oxygen tanker was escorted to Jaipur Golden Hospital and it was ensured that the truck safely reached the hospital in minimum possible time,” said DCP (Outer North) Rajiv Ranjan Singh. According to the police, in Shahdara, SHO Vivek Vihar and his team managed to save 52 lives in ESI Hospital in Jhilmil by arranging oxygen cylinders on emergency basis on Wednesday.

The Hindu

2021-04-22

NEW DELHI