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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.
Updated 7 hours ago C-17 and IL-76 aircraft airlifted empty cryogenic oxygen containers from Air Force Station Hindan to Panagarh on Friday. | PTI
The Indian Air Force on Friday airlifted nine empty oxygen tankers from Telangana to Odisha amid a severe crisis precipitated by the second wave of the pandemic,
The Hindu reported. Around 150 metric tonnes of oxygen will be brought in to Telangana using these tankers.
Officials told the newspaper that it will take more than three days for a two-way journey from Hyderabad to Angul in Odisha, where the plant is located. The decision to airlift tankers was taken to save time. The tankers will return by road by April 27 after covering a journey of 1,058 kms.
The First ‘Oxygen Express’ Races Towards Maharashtra Amid Covid Crisis
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“Each tanker has been loaded with 15 tonnes of LMO (liquid medical oxygen) and the train started to move towards Maharashtra in the evening,” the railways said.
India’s “Oxygen Express” train made a first run today from Visakhapatnam to Maharashtra, where COVID-19 cases have been rising fast and hospitals have been gasping for oxygen supply to treat critical patients. The train carrying large oxygen tankers left the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) facility at Visakhapatnam this evening.
“Seven empty tankers from… Maharashtra reached at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam early morning today. Liquid medical oxygen (LMO) has been filled in the tankers since morning,” the railways said in a statement.
The Oxygen Express train left the RINL facility in Visakhapatnam to go to Maharashtra
Mumbai:
India s Oxygen Express train made its first run today from Visakhapatnam to Maharashtra, where COVID-19 cases have been rising fast and hospitals have been gasping for oxygen supply for critical patients. The train carrying oxygen tankers left the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) facility at the Andhra Pradesh town this evening. Seven empty tankers from.Maharashtra reached Rashtriya Ispat Nigam, Visakhapatnam, early morning today. Liquid medical oxygen (LMO) has been filled in the tankers since morning, the railways said in a statement. Each tanker has been loaded with 15 tonnes of LMO and the train started to move towards Maharashtra in the evening. A joint effort by Waltair Division of East Coast Railways, and officials of RINL made the project a success. This will prove to be highly beneficial during the recent upsurge in COVID-19, the railways said.