Bhubaneswar, May 18 -- Bhubaneswar: With a surge in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the State government has formed a State-level task force to manage the production, supply chain and logistics of medical oxygen in the State.

"The prevailing pandemic has brought to the fore the critical requirement of adequate production and stocking of medical oxygen at state health facilities for treatment of patients. The State Government is according highest priority on efficient management of oxygen resources in all its facets. The supply-chain logistics of liquid oxygen and in-situ production of LMO in decentralized locations pose complex issues of coordination with multiple stakeholders, assessment and adoption of technological alternatives, investment ...