Oxygen cylinders in the hospitals in Mahottari district are in short supply due to the indefinite shutdown called by the United Madheshi Front for the past 21 days. According to Girendra Jha, Public Health Inspector at the District Public Health Office Mahottari, the hospitals are also running out of stocks. Jha said the lack of adequate oxygen cylinder and medicines had hampered providing treatment to people injured during ongoing demonstrations in the district. The agitators have been demonstrating in various places of the district since today morning. Markets, industries, educational institutions, financial institutions, and government offices have remained closed in the district due to the shutdown.