Chennai: The ‘Oxygen Specific’ trains have delivered over 6600 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Tamil Nadu and Kerala since Could 14, the Southern Railways stated on Thursday (June 24).
The provision of the crucial useful resource amid the second wave of Covid-19 was accomplished by way of 84 Oxygen Specific trains. The gasoline was delivered at varied factors throughout the 2 southern states to satisfy the demand within the respective areas.
Tondiarpet and Harbour in Chennai, Madukkarai close to Coimbatore, apart from Trichy, Irugur, Tiruvallur and Vadipatpi had been among the many locations the place trains carrying 6086.79 MT oxygen arrived in Tamil Nadu, whereas, 4 trains delivered 513.72MT oxygen to Vallarpadam in Kerala.
As on Thursday, 352 tankers carrying medical oxygen had been delivered of which 325 had been for Tamil Nadu and 27 for Kerala.
The Indian Railways had began this initiative of operating Oxygen Specific to cater to the requirement of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) for the remedy of COVID-19 sufferers in several components of the nation. Oxygen Specific trains carry cryogenic tankers mounted on flat-type wagons.
The cryogenic tankers mounted on vans and crammed with LMO are transported by rail from the manufacturing state to the state that’s in want. On reaching the vacation spot, the tanks are lifted by crane and loaded onto vans that may ferry them to the hospitals and amenities in want.
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