Delivered 7,900 tonnes of medical oxygen to 12 states: Railways

Oxygen Express. File pic/PTI

The Railways has delivered nearly 7,900 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) in nearly 500 tankers to 12 states across the country since April 19, the national transporter said on Friday.

Oxygen Express trains have been delivering nearly 800 tonnes of LMO daily across the country over the last few days, it said. Oxygen Expresses started their LMO deliveries on April 19, when empty tankers from Mumbai started for Vijaywada to be loaded with 126 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen.

Also Read: Railways refunded tickets worth Rs 300 crore this year in Mumbai division alone

Crisscrossing the country, Indian Railways is picking up oxygen from places like Hapa and Mundra in the West and Rourkela, Durgapur, Tatanagar, Angul in the East and then delivering it to the states of Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, MP, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi and UP in complex operational route planning scenarios," the Railways said in a statement. The average speed of these critical trains is above 55 kmph in most cases over long distances, it said. The trains ran on the high-priority ‘Green Corridor', the statement said.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever