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In view of an unprecedented surge in the number of daily coronavirus cases in Delhi, the requirement of oxygen, oxygen-supported beds and ICU beds have increased manifold.
The installation of medical oxygen plants at the national capital's AIIMS and the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital have already been started and is likely to be completed by tonight, a government press release said.
With the piping connection and testing ensured through a dry run scheduled for Wednesday, the two plants will start functioning latest by Wednesday evening, it added.
The matter of ensuring adequate and uninterrupted supply of oxygen for effective clinical management of severe Covid-19 patients receiving medical care in the Central Government hospitals in Delhi was reviewed by Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at a high-level meeting on 23 April.