Several states in the country have reported a shortage of oxygen amid a surge in coronavirus cases. 2 hours ago Screengrab of a video showing a special train carrying oxygen tanker ready to leave Visakhapatnam for Maharashtra. | Piyush Goyal/ Twitter
A special train carrying liquid medical oxygen made its first journey on Thursday from Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam to Maharashtra. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted a video of the train preparing to leave the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam facility in Visakhapatnam.
The Ministry of Railways will run the “Oxygen Express” train from steel plants that produce oxygen to different parts of the country, reported NDTV. The decision to transport oxygen came when several states are facing an acute shortage of oxygen amid a massive surge in coronavirus infections.
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