COVID: Indian Railways delivers 1,118 MT of medical oxygen in a single day
India | May 21, 2021 16:00 ISTRailway ministry officials said that 208 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states.
Railway ministry officials said that 208 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states.
Around 150 Oxygen Express trains have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states, it added.
The Indian Railways deployed a train with 12 COVID-19 isolation coaches at Moradabad Junction on May 09.
Forty-seven 'Oxygen Express' trains have completed their journey so far, it added, news agency ANI reported.
In view of the second wave of coronavirus, the Indian Railways on Thursday cancelled 28 trains including Duronto-Rajdhani-Shatabdi and Vande Bharat. The Northern Railway has decided to cancel these special trains till further orders as Covid cases continue to rise in the country.
In the wake of the rising number of Covid -19 cases in Maharashtra, the Western Railway has prepared fully equipped Isolation coaches for Covid-19 patients in Palghar. There are 21 such coaches available at Palghar railway station. Oxygen facility is also available and each coach will accommodate 16 patients.
At least 44 trains of Ratlam division to and from Mumbai, Delhi, Lingampalli, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Amritsar, Puri and other cities have been cancelled due to a huge drop in the number of passengers amid rise in COVID-19 cases, the railway's public relations official said.
Since Apr 19, the railways' Oxygen Express trains have delivered a cumulative 510 tonnes of oxygen to UP, Maharashtra, Delhi and M
Madhya Pradesh on Monday reported 12,686 coronavirus cases, taking its tally to over five lakh, while Maharashtra reported 48,700 cases taking the count of infections in the state to 43,43,727.
The Railways is also mobilising isolation coaches at Ajni ICD area, Maharashtra as per the state demand.
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said in order to raise oxygen availability in Delhi, an 'Oxygen Express' train from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh is on way to Delhi and reach national capital tonight (Monday).
The second Ro-Ro Oxygen Express, carrying 45 metric ton liquid oxygen, arrived at Maharashtra's Kalamboli yard on April 26.
Indian Railways on Monday announced that it will run 7 'Summer Special' trains for the convenience of Railways passengers and to provide a comfortable and convenient journey during this summer season. These trains will run single side trips as fully reserved train services.
Amid the critical shortage of oxygen in Delhi hospitals due to the Covid crisis, Indian Railways has provided some respite as Oxygen Express carrying 70 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen ( LMO ) is likely to reach the national capital by Tuesday.
The first Oxygen Express train for Delhi carrying around 70 tonnes of the life-saving gas will depart from Jindal Steel Works plant in Raigarh on Sunday night, Chairman Railway Board Suneet Sharma said.
Hospitals across the country are crumbling under pressure of oxygen shortage amid covid second wave. As the urgency for supply increases, oxygen is being transported by air, rail and road.The Indian Air Force and Indian Railways are chipping in to transport oxygen.
In a bid to address the bed crunch in hospitals amid rising COVID-19 cases, the West Central Railways has deployed 20 isolation coaches at Bhopal station. watch ground report.
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Indian Railways ADG PR DJ Narain said that there is no extra rush at ant station and trains are running normally. "There is no information about extra rush at any station. The trains are running normally," he said.
The Indian Railways has accepted a request made by the Maharashtra government regarding the transportation of liquid medical oxygen in Cryogenic tankers by Railways, in view of the pandemic situation in the state.
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