Indian Railways delivers 510 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to various states

Indian Railways is continuing its journey of delivering liquid medical oxygen to various parts of the country. So far, more than 510 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) have been delivered to Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & Delhi.

  • Haryana Govt. has also requested Railways for Oxygen Express. 
  • Currently, tankers are being loaded in Faridabad, which will be sent for filling to Rourkela. 
  • As of now, It is planned that 2 Oxygen Express with a capacity of 5 tankers each will be run specifically for Haryana.
  • Madhya Pradesh has received its first Oxygen Express carrying more than 64 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen today early morning. 
  • These tankers were unloaded at various locations in Madhya Pradesh in cities like Jabalpur (1 Tanker), Bhopal (2 Tankers) & Sagar (3 Tankers).
  • 4th Oxygen Express destined for Lucknow reached on 28th April, 2021 carrying three tankers of LMO. 
  • Another empty rake is on its way (6th) from Lucknow to Bokaro, which will bring another set of oxygen tankers replenishing oxygen supply to Uttar Pradesh. 
  • Continuous Oxygen Express to Uttar Pradesh is ensuring uninterrupted oxygen replenishment to the residents of UP.
  • So far, Indian Railways has delivered 202 metric tonnes to Uttar Pradesh, 174 metric tonnes to Maharashtra, 70 metric tonnes to Delhi and Madhya Pradesh 64 metric tonnes.

First OXYGEN Express arrives in Mumbai:

Meanwhile, a Ro-Ro service carrying three tankers loaded with Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) left Hapa in Gujarat on 25th April, 2021 at 18.03 hrs and reached Kalamboli in Maharashtra at 11.25 am on 26th April, 2021. Green corridor has been provided for the faster movement of the Oxygen Express.

  • The medical oxygen is being made available for treatment of COVID-19 patients across the country, through Oxygen Express trains run by the Ministry of Railways.
  • The Oxygen Express has travelled a distance of 860 Kms to reach its destination. These tankers are carrying approx. 44 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen. 
  • Necessary arrangements have been made at Kalamboli Goods Shed for smooth movement of the Oxygen Express. 
  • The Oxygen Express has reached Kalamboli from Hapa via Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Vasai Road and Bhiwandi Road keeping in place all the safety parameters. 
  • These oxygen tankers were supplied by M/s Reliance Industries, Jamnagar.
  • Railways has so far run Oxygen Express between Mumbai to Vizag via Nagpur to Nashik and Lucknow to Bokaro and back and a total of nearly 150 tonnes of liquid Oxygen have been carried till 25.4.2021. 
  • More ‘Oxygen Express’ are on the run and are being planned to various parts of the country.

Source: PIB-Press Release | Image Credit: MoR