Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said that aerospace major Boeing India would set up a 200 oxygen beds hospital in the city.

In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said the sudden surge in the Covid-19 cases has led to an exponential demand for oxygen.

At present growth rate, the State may require 1,500 MT oxygen by May 15 based on the consumption norms of the Centre as against the allocation of 964 MT.

In this background, Boeing India has come forward to set up a 200 oxygenated bed hospital at the KPCL site in Yelahanka, where there is an assured oxygen supply from the KPCL gas plant. This will help lessen the load on existing oxygen supplies in the State, he said.

 In reply,  Sitharaman tweeted, thanking Boeing for coming forward to set up two 200 oxygenated bed hospitals in Bengaluru for Covid-19 cases and Kalaburagi to serve Bidar, Belagavi and Raichur.