Oxygen plants to be set up at hospitals in Dakshina Kannada district: Vedavyas Kamath
Mangaluru, Apr 26: New oxygen plants will be set up at hospitals in the city and other centres in Dakshina Kannada district, Mangaluru city south MLA D Vedavyas Kamath said on Monday.
He was speaking at a meeting of officials, IMA representatives and oxygen suppliers at the deputy commissioners office to discuss thetimely supply of oxygen in hospitals.
Kamath said an oxygen plant with large-scale storage capacity will come up at the government Wenlock hospital here within 45-50 days.
This is in addition to the existing 6 KL liquid oxygen plant at the hospital.
Besides this, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers (MCF) has decided to construct oxygen plants at the ESI hospital here and the Bantwal taluk hospital using their CSR funds, the MLA said.
The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has also prepared a blueprint for constructing an oxygen plant at another taluk hospital in the district with their CSR funds, Kamath added.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
