9 O2 tankers airlifted from Hyd to Angul, Odisha
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Nine empty oxygen tankers were airlifted in C-17s aircrafts planes from Hyderabad, Telangana, to Angul, Odisha, on Friday morning to cut down time it takes for road journey. Around 150 metric tons of oxygen would be brought in using these tankers. Indian Air Force (IAF) extended their services.
One way distance from Hyderabad to Angul is 1058 kms. It takes over three days for two-way journey. Senior officials told
The Hindu earlier that this amount of time cannot be spent in the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday morning, the State Health Minister Eatala Rajender, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, Drug Control Administration’s director Preeti Meena oversaw the process of getting the tankers into the planes.
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Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar has requested the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to include the Panchayat Raj workers and public representation in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive.
He made the proposal during a video conference held by the Cabinet Secretary with the Chief Secretaries of all States and Lieutenant Governors of all Union Territories from New Delhi on Saturday. Mr. Somesh Kumar said the Telangana Government had made all arrangements for the vaccination drive in the entire State.