<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai has assured business fraternity in the state that the supply of industrial oxygen will soon be normalised.<br />''<br />''This comes a month after the state government ordered that 80 percent of the oxygen produced in the state be allocated for the treatment of COVID patients.<br />''<br />''Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai said the state is witnessing a slide in new coronavirus cases and hence the requirement of oxygen is also decreasing. He, however, added that the state's primary responsibility is to ensure that this essential gas is made available for medical requirements in the current scenario.<br />''<br />''The state currently manufactures one thousand metric tonnes of oxygen daily, out of which industrial units require 600 metric tonnes. Mr. Desai said the state is also trying to increase manufacturing of oxygen to 1300 metric tonnes per day.</span><br />