The first-ever "Oxygen Express" carrying 7 empty tankers left Mumbai for Vizag, where they will be loaded with liquid medical oxygen for transportation to Maharashtra. It left the Kalamboli Goods Yard in Navi Mumbai on Monday for the Vizag Steel Plant.
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According to a release by the Central Railway, the Ro-Ro (Roll-On-Roll-Off) train departed at 8:05 pm. At the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, the empty tankers will be loaded with liquid medical oxygen and then brought back to Maharashtra. #oxygencrisis #OxygenCylinders #Maharashtra
The state is running short of oxygen required to treat COVID-19 patients. The Central Railway's Mumbai Division built a ramp within 24 hours at the Kalamboli Goods Yard for the loading and unloading of oxygen tankers on and from the train. #MaharashtraFightsCorona #COVID19 #roro
The train will move via Vasai Road, Jalgaon, Nagpur, and Raipur Junction to the Vizag Steel Plant. “Oxygen Express will move via a green corridor for loading with Liquid Medical Oxygen," Union Minister of Railways #PiyushGoyal tweeted. #OxygenShortage
The demand for medical oxygen has recently shot up in several states amid surging COVID-19 cases. Taking action, the Railways is expected to run the Oxygen Express over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country. #COVIDSecondWave
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