Why is there a shortage of oxygen in India?

Pushed to the brink of collapse, India is now home to the world's worst ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Family members embrace amid burning pyres of victims who lost their lives due to COVID-19 at a cremation ground in New Delhi (26 Apr'21); inset: Su.Venkatesan. Source: Getty

Kulasegaram Sanchayan explores the reasons with comments from Mr S. Venkatesan, member of Parliament for Madurai, India.

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