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New Delhi : Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to various states across the country. So far, Indian Railways has delivered nearly 6,260 MT of LMO in more than 396 tankers to different states across the country. On May 11, 2021, Oxygen Expresses delivered nearly 800 MT of LMO to the Nation and 100 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far.
It is Indian Railways’ endeavour to deliver as much LMO as possible in the shortest time possible to the requesting states. Till the time of this release, 407 MT of LMO has been offloaded in Maharashtra, nearly 1,680 MT in UP, 360 MT in MP, 939 MT in Haryana, 123 MT in Telangana, 40 MT in Rajasthan, 120 MT in Karnataka, and more than 2,404 MT in Delhi, according to a PIB release.
First Oxygen Express to Uttarakhand reached the state on My 11, 2021, night with 120 MT of Oxygen from Tatanagar in Jharkhand. Oxygen Express to Pune also reached with 55 MT of Oxygen from Angul (Odisha) on May 11, 2021, late night. More loaded Oxygen Expresses are expected to start their journeys on May 12, 2021, late night.