Railways plans to run oxygen express to more States
April 25, 2021
An Oxygen Express set for departure. Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi have asked for more trains - PTI
An Oxygen Express set for departure. Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi have asked for more trains - PTI×
To deliver 150 tonnes of Oxygen to UP by Monday
The Indian Railways, which has carried 150 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) so far to Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh with its Oxygen Express, will ferry another 145-150 tonnes to Lucknow.
Suneet Sharma, Railway Board Chairman and CEO, at a virtual press meet on Sunday, said: “We are also planning oxygen trains for Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.” The Railways is expected to move four tankers from a Jindal plant in Raigarh for Delhi on Sunday night.