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Indian Railways has lost 1,950 employees in Covid crisis and around 1,000 are getting infected on daily basis: Chairman
Indian Railways has lost 1,950 employees in Covid crisis and around 1,000 are getting infected on daily basis: Chairman
IANSMay 10, 2021, 21:02 IST
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New Delhi, Since the Covid pandemic hit the country last year, more than 1,950 personnel of the Indian Railways have succumbed to the virus and around 1,000 are getting infected on a daily basis, officials said here on Monday.
The Railways is one of the largest employers not just in the country but in the world with around 13 lakh employees. Addressing a press conference,
Railway Board Chairman and CEO Suneet
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed that the train had reached Kanpur from Durgapur in West Bengal. Taking to Twitter, the Minister wrote in Hindi, Growing the oxygen availability for the treatment of COVID patients, Oxygen Express reached Kanpur after loading liquid oxygen from Durgapur. The train carried 80 MT of liquid medical oxygen in four tankers reached the city three hours before the schedule. As per the official report, till Friday evening, Uttar Pradesh had received 729 MT of oxygen. The Indian Railways started Oxygen Express in order to facilitate the supply of LMO amid its increasing demand. So far, the Railways has delivered 1125 MT of LMO to various states across the country in 76 tankers.
Oxygen Express with 80 MT liquid medical oxygen reaches Kanpur ANI | Updated: May 09, 2021 11:41 IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 9 (ANI): Kanpur received its first Oxygen Express on Sunday morning with 80 metric tonnes (MT) of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) amid the oxygen crisis across the country due to the second wave of the coronavirus.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed that the train had reached Kanpur from Durgapur in West Bengal.
Taking to Twitter, the Minister wrote in Hindi, Growing the oxygen availability for the treatment of COVID patients, Oxygen Express reached Kanpur after loading liquid oxygen from Durgapur.
The train carried 80 MT of liquid medical oxygen in four tankers reached the city three hours before the schedule.