Oxygen Express set to haul first supply from Vizag plant
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Oxygen Express set to haul first oxygen consignment from Vizag Steel Plant to Maharashtra.(Photo:Twitter) Image Source: IANS News
Oxygen Express set to haul first oxygen consignment from Vizag Steel Plant to Maharashtra.(Photo:Twitter) Image Source: IANS News
Visakhapatnam, April 22 : The first batch of 100 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from the Vizag Steel Plant is being loaded onto the Indian Railways Oxygen Express, for transportation to Covid-hit Maharashtra. The special train designed for transporting LMO arrived in the early hours of Thursday, at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited s Vizag Steel Plant, officials said.
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“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.
First Oxygen Express leaves for Maharashtra from Vizag amid COVID-19 crisis ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 06:00 IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI) Indian Railways first Oxygen Express train left for Maharashtra from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited Vizag Steel Plant (RINL), Visakhapatnam on Thursday evening. This will facilitate the patients and different hospitals in the western region amid the recent upsurge in cases of Covid-19.
In a statement, the railways said: Seven empty tankers from Kalamboli Goods Shed in Maharashtra reached at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam early morning today. Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) has been filled in the tankers since morning. Each tanker has been loaded with 15 tons of LMO and the train started to move towards Maharashtra, in the evening, it added.