India News: The Railways has delivered over 19,408 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in more than 1,162 tankers to 39 cities in 15 states over the last month amid t
Read more about Railways delivered 19,408 tonnes of oxygen to 39 cities over last month on Business Standard. So far, 289 Oxygen Express trains have completed their journey while 11 more are on their way carrying more than 865 tonnes of the life-saving gas in 50 tankers.
Working on mission mode amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Railways has successfully delivered nearly 14,500 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in more than 884 tankers by 224 Oxygen Expresses.In its statement, the Railways said 8 Oxygen Expresses with a load of more than 563 MT of LMO in 35 tankers are also on the run, the ministry informed. Oxygen relief by Oxygen Expresses has reached out to 13 states, namely Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. According to the Ministry, Delhi has received the most oxygen relief with 4,278 MT, while Uttar Pradesh has got nearly 3,463 MT. Maharashtra has received 614 MT of oxygen relief so far.