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THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2021, 10:10:41 IST
INS Talwar reaches Mangaluru Port with 40 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen from Bahrain
Additionally, INS Airavat from Singapore and INS Kolkata from Kuwait are heading back home with liquid oxygen, oxygen filled cylinders, cryogenic tanks and other medical equipment
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MANGALURU: INS Talwar carrying 40 metric tonnes of medical oxygen landed at New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) on Wednesday. The medical oxygen was donated by the Bahrain government to the Indian Red Cross Society as a token of goodwill to overcome the current pandemic situation in the country.
A release from Vice Admiral MS Pawar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, said, “As a part of the ongoing national effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu II to bring in by sea the much-needed oxygen and associated medical supplies from friendly foreign countries. As many as nine warships have been diverted to various ports
INS Talwar carrying oxygen cryogenic containers from Bahrain reaches New Mangalore Port
Wed, May 05 2021 03:25:14 PM
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, May 5: The Indian Navy vessel of INS Talwar, carrying 40 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen has reached the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) port on the afternoon of May 5. The medical oxygen is donated by the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Indian Red Cross Society to overcome the current pandemic situation in the country.
It is learnt that this vessel which sailed from Manama in Bahrain carrying the oxygen in two cryogenic containers (54 tonnes) has reached the city. In addition to oxygen, there is also medical equipment required for the treatment of Covid patients in the vessel.
Contribute funds for setting up medical facilities: Kateel
With the second wave of COVID-19 surging, Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, on Wednesday appealed to the private and the public sector companies to assist the government in creating, arranging medical facilities to tackle the disease in the district.
Speaking at a meeting on COVID-19 control, Mr. Kateel asked the companies to contribute funds for setting up medical oxygen plants, purchase of oxygen cylinders, and creating, facilitating other medical facilities in the district.
Mr. Kateel said that the infection is spreading fast and there is a crisis. Saving the infected persons has emerged as a challenge both to doctors and the government. In such a situation the companies should join hands with the government to overcome the crisis.
A fire broke out at a speciality chemicals manufacturing unit within the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) at Bajpe here on Saturday afternoon, but there were no casualties, police said. They said local people heard heard an explosion and saw thick smoke billowing out of the Catasynth Specialty Chemicals Limited in the MSEZ. No casualties were reported, they said. The operation to douse the flames is on by fire tenders from Kadri fire station, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers (MCF), New Mangalore Port Trust and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), police said. The Catasynth Speciality Chemicals operates a greenfield facility in the zone, manufacturing petroleum by-products.