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NEW DELHI: The massive requirement of oxygen availability across the country for COVID-19 patients has acquired the focus of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy, who have raised the scale of their operations.
Naval warships have been ferrying oxygen-laden containers from friendly foreign countries and Air Force is flying such medical equipment not only to India from abroad but also is distributing it to various locations within the country.
The navy has deployed its nine warships under the Operation Samudra Setu. The deployed ships - INS Talwar, INS Kolkata, INS Airavat, INS Kochi, INS Tabar, INS Trikand, INS Jalashwa and INS Shardul - will ferry oxygen containers/cylinders/concentrators and related equipment from friendly foreign countries.
IAF C17 crew bring 37 tonnes of oxygen from UK in 35-hour flight journey
Two C-17 Globemasters of the Indian Air Force flew out consecutively within a two-hour window from the Jamnagar air base on May 2nd heading towards Brize Norton in the UK.
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Officials unload COVID-19 relief material brought to Chennai by the Air Force from the United Kingdom in a long-haul flight. (Photo | Special Arrangement)
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NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force personnel on Tuesday completed a 35-hour gruelling duty cycle to and from the United Kingdom to bring home oxygen cylinders in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis that is overloading the healthcare system of the country.