Goa Affairs
Oxygen plants under PM Cares fund yet to be set up in state
During the hearing of public interest litigations pertaining to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was pointed out before the of Bombay at Goa that the twooxygenplants sanctioned for Goa under the PM Cares fund havent been setup yet.
Stating that eight of these Plants have already been setup in Madhya Pradesh, advocate Parag Rao, who represented petitioner Nandagopal Kudchadkar, submitted that these plants are essential to ensure uninterrupted and adequate Oxygen supply and also do away with dependence on oxygen supply from external agencies.
He also raised the issue of the Goa government approving Ivermectin as a therapeutic or prophylactic use medication, adding that it is neither approved by WHO, DCGI or international regulatory authorities.