The First ‘Oxygen Express’ Races Towards Maharashtra Amid Covid Crisis
Published on April 22, 2021 with No Comments
“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.