Indian Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid spike in COVID-19 cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid spike in COVID-19 cases

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Empty tankers will begin their journey from Kalamboli and Boisar railway stations in and near Mumbai on Monday to load liquid medical oxygen in Vizag, Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Bokaro, officials said New Delhi: The Indian Railways will run ‘‘Oxygen Express’’ over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country, the national transporter said on Sunday. Empty tankers will begin their journey from Kalamboli and Boisar railway stations in and near Mumbai on Monday to load liquid medical oxygen in Vizag, Jamshedpur, Rourkela and Bokaro, officials said. Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments had earlier approached the railways ministry to explore whether liquid medical oxygen tankers could be moved by the rail network, they said. A meeting was held between railway board officials and state transport commissioners and representatives of the industry on 17 April on issues related to transportation of liquid medical oxygen.

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Oxygen Expresses delivered 26,281 tonnes of LMO across 15 states
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Expresses delivered 26,281 tonnes of LMO across 15 states

India TV News  

The railway's Oxygen Express trains have delivered 26,281 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen across 15 states, the national transporter said on Sunday. Relief by these trains reached out to 15 states namely Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Assam. So far, 614 tonnes of oxygen has been …

Oxygen Express delivers 2114.21 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen to Kerala, Tamil Nadu
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Express delivers 2114.21 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen to Kerala, Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

The Southern Railway has delivered 2114.21 Metric Tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen to Tamil Nadu and Kerala through 32 'Oxygen Express' trains to help these states tide over the difficulties in supply during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, as many as 29 loaded Oxygen Express trains have so far delivered 1734.01 MT of LMO to Tamil Nadu. …

Oxygen Express: Delivered over 14K tonnes of medical oxygen to various states so far, informs Indian Railways
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Express: Delivered over 14K tonnes of medical oxygen to various states so far, informs Indian Railways

India TV News  

The Indian Railways has delivered nearly 14,500 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in over 884 tankers to various states since it started its operation, the national transporter said on Saturday. So far, 224 'Oxygen Express' trains have completed their journey and brought relief to various states, while eight others, loaded with over 563 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in 35 …

Oxygen Express: Over 9,440 MT of liquid medical oxygen delivered across India on trains
3 years, 7 months ago

Oxygen Express: Over 9,440 MT of liquid medical oxygen delivered across India on trains

India TV News  

The Indian Railways has delivered more than 9,440 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in nearly 590 tankers to various states across the country since April 19, the national transporter said on Sunday. The southern states of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu got a big boost in the supply of the life-saving gas with several Oxygen Express trains …

Punjab Govt Rolls out Oxygen Express to Boost Supplies Amid Covid-19 Surge
3 years, 8 months ago

Punjab Govt Rolls out Oxygen Express to Boost Supplies Amid Covid-19 Surge

News 18  

Punjab government has rolled out its first Oxygen Express that left for Jharkhand’s Bokaro on Saturday morning, to lift 40 mt Oxygen to boost up its stock of life-saving medical facilities. An official spokesman said that the state government has overcome the difficulty of tanker heights and of agencies to carry the Oxygen supplies vital in the fight against Covid-19. …

First Oxygen Express Reaches Karnataka
3 years, 8 months ago

First Oxygen Express Reaches Karnataka

News 18  

The first Oxygen Express to Karnataka, carrying 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen reached the city on Tuesday. According to South Western Railway, the oxygen express carrying six cryogenic containers with medical oxygen weighing 120 tonnes departed from Jharkhand on Monday and arrived at the Inland Container Depot in Whitefield here this morning. ”A signal free ’Green Corridor’ was created …

Oxygen Express Trains So Far Delivered 2,067 Tonnes of Medical Oxygen Across India
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express Trains So Far Delivered 2,067 Tonnes of Medical Oxygen Across India

News 18  

The Railways' Oxygen Express trains have delivered around 2,067 tonnes of medical oxygen across the country over the last 16 days with Delhi getting the highest 707 tonnes, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 641 tonnes. Currently, trains carrying 344 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen are on the run. So far, Indian Railways has delivered around 2,067 Tonnes of liquid medical …

Delhi Receives Second 'Oxygen Express'; Third on Way from Angul
3 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Receives Second 'Oxygen Express'; Third on Way from Angul

News 18  

The second ‘Oxygen Express’ for Delhi arrived here on Sunday with 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen and a third such train has begun its journey for the national capital from Angul in Odisha, the railway ministry said. Nineteen ‘Oxygen Express’ trains have already completed their journey and two more loaded ‘Oxygen Express’ trains, carrying around 61.46 tonnes of liquid …

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Linde Plc
3 years, 8 months ago

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Linde Plc

The Hindu  

India's severe medical oxygen supply crisis is expected to ease by mid-May, a topindustry executive told Reuters, with output rising by 25% andtransport infrastructure ready to cope with a surge in demandcaused by a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases. Medical oxygen consumption in India has shot up more than eight-fold from usual levels to about 7,200 tonnes per day thismonth, …

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

India's oxygen crisis to ease by mid-May, output to jump 25%: Report

India Today  

India's severe medical oxygen supply crisis is expected to ease by mid-May, a top industry executive told Reuters, with output rising by 25 per cent and transport infrastructure ready to cope with a surge in demand caused by a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases. Medical oxygen consumption in India has shot up more than eight-fold from usual levels to about …

Indian Railways waives off Covid-19 testing charges for general public
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways waives off Covid-19 testing charges for general public

India Today  

The Indian Railways has decided to waive off charges for Covid-19 tests and diet supplied during Covid-related hospitalisation for patients who are not its employees. From maintaining the supply chains and wheels of economy moving, providing Covid care coaches to running of Oxygen Expresses, and keeping passenger train operations running in most trying circumstances," it said in a statement. The …

Railways deliver 450 tonnes of liquid oxygen so far, Delhi receives 70 tonnes
3 years, 8 months ago

Railways deliver 450 tonnes of liquid oxygen so far, Delhi receives 70 tonnes

Hindustan Times  

On Tuesday, Delhi received its first Oxygen Express’ train ferrying four cryogenic tankers carrying liquid medical oxygen from Jindal Steel and Power Ltd steel plant in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh on Tuesday morning, said officials from the railway ministry aware of the development. “Delhi has received its first Oxygen Express carrying more than 70 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen today early …

Oxygen Express Carrying Around 70 Tonnes of Oxygen Reaches Delhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express Carrying Around 70 Tonnes of Oxygen Reaches Delhi

News 18  

The first Oxygen Express train for Delhi carrying around 70 tonnes of the life-saving gas reached the national capital early Tuesday morning, officials said. Indian Railways is leaving no stone unturned in our collective fight against Covid-19, & ensuring sufficient availability of life-saving resources across the country,” tweeted Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. Earlier, the railways had said that it has …

COVID-19: Oxygen Express reaches Delhi from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Oxygen Express reaches Delhi from Chhattisgarh's Raigarh

India TV News  

An Oxygen Express, a special train being run by Indian Railways to transport oxygen tankers and cylinders in different parts of the country amid gloomy Covid-19 situation, has arrived at the Delhi Cantt. Indian Railways has transported more than 302 tonnes of oxygen to various states as many starved for the gas amid rising Covid-19 cases. Railways said that each …

Oxygen Express train from Raigarh on way to Delhi to boost supply
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express train from Raigarh on way to Delhi to boost supply

India TV News  

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. "Indian Railways is continuously working to ensure oxygen supply in various states," the Union Minister added. Since the first train of empty tankers left for Vizag from …

Oxygen Express with 3 tankers arrives in Maharashtra
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express with 3 tankers arrives in Maharashtra

India Today  

A train carrying three tankers loaded with liquid medical oxygen arrived at Kalamboli near Mumbai from Jamnagar in Gujarat on Monday, railway officials said. The first ‘Oxygen Express’ carrying seven tankers of liquid medical oxygen reached the state from Visakhapatnam on April 23. Informing about the ‘Oxygen Express’ which arrived on Monday, Western Railway officials said the Ro-Ro goods train …

COVID-19 news: India records 3.49L new cases; US, UK, Germany offer support and supplies
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 news: India records 3.49L new cases; US, UK, Germany offer support and supplies

Firstpost  

For the fourth day in a row, West Bengal registered its highest single-day spike of 15,889 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the tally to 7,43,950, t On a day when India registered a record nearly 3.50 lakh COVID-19 cases, and the Centre and state governments continued to grapple with the second wave, support poured in from the international community. The …

Oxygen Express: 10 containers carrying 150 tonnes of oxygen supplied in last 24 hours
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express: 10 containers carrying 150 tonnes of oxygen supplied in last 24 hours

India TV News  

The railways has carried a total of 10 containers carrying nearly 150 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to different states in the last 24 hours, the national transporter said on Saturday. The 'Oxygen Express' trains with Liquid Medical Oxygen tankers arrived in Nashik and Lucknow for supply to Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, respectively on Saturday. "A total of 10 containers …

Opinion | Covid Pandemic: A Herculean wartime-like effort to supply oxygen, medicines
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Covid Pandemic: A Herculean wartime-like effort to supply oxygen, medicines

India TV News  

India reported 3,46,786 new Covid cases and 2,624 deaths on Friday as the second wave of pandemic unleashed since last month is sweeping through the length and breadth of this country. The Indian Railways, which used to transport battle tanks and armoured personnel carriers to the war fronts, is today running Oxygen Express, carrying liquid oxygen tankers from one part …

Oxygen Express Train with 30,000 Litres of Liquid Medical Oxygen Arrives in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express Train with 30,000 Litres of Liquid Medical Oxygen Arrives in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

An Oxygen Express train carrying around 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrived here on Saturday morning as Uttar Pradesh is battling a sudden surge in coronavirus cases, an official said. The special train carrying two truckloads of medical oxygen arrived in the state capital at 6.30 am from Bokaro, Jharkhand. “Two trucks of medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow at …

Oxygen Express train with 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in UP
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express train with 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in UP

India TV News  

An Oxygen Express train carrying around 30,000 liters of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow on Saturday morning as Uttar Pradesh is battling a sudden surge in coronavirus cases, an official said. The special train carrying two truckloads of medical oxygen arrived in the state capital at 6.30 am from Bokaro, Jharkhand. "Two trucks of medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow …

Land, Air and Rail: Centre Escalates Efforts to Plug Oxygen Crisis as Covid Strangles India
3 years, 8 months ago

Land, Air and Rail: Centre Escalates Efforts to Plug Oxygen Crisis as Covid Strangles India

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the situation arising out of the surge in COVID-19 cases acros the country and directed measures to augment the supply of oxygen for medical purposes amid complaints of shortage by several states. The IAF has started transporting empty tankers after delivery of oxygen to destination states and UTs to oxygen producing locations …

OPINION | Covid Pandemic: Oxygen crisis will be overcome soon
3 years, 8 months ago

OPINION | Covid Pandemic: Oxygen crisis will be overcome soon

India TV News  

Never in the history of Delhi-NCR had people witnessed such an acute shortage of oxygen. Top hospitals are in desperate need of medical oxygen and are being forced to ask patients to leave as the oxygen supply has reached a very low critical level. People in Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Nagpur, Mumbai are frantically looking for hospital beds, oxygen …

‘Oxygen Express’ Train Leaves for Maharashtra from Vizag's RINL Plant
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Oxygen Express’ Train Leaves for Maharashtra from Vizag's RINL Plant

News 18  

State-run RINL on Thursday said the Oxygen Express train with 100 tonnes medical oxygen has left for Maharashtra from its plant in Visakhapatnam. "First Oxygen Express chugged off RINL #VizagSteelPlant site carrying 100 tons of Liquid Medical Oxygen to Maharashtra to meet medical exigencies of covid patients," Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd said in a tweet. Railways Minister Piyush Goyal also …

Oxygen Express train begins journey from Maharashtra's Kalamboli to get loaded in Vizag
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express train begins journey from Maharashtra's Kalamboli to get loaded in Vizag

India Today  

The Indian Railways' Oxygen Express train with seven tankers left Kalamboli goods yard in Navi Mumbai on Monday for Vizag where it will be loaded with medical oxygen for Maharashtra. The service of Oxygen Express trains was announced by Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday evening and a ramp was built by the Central Railway at Kalamboli overnight to facilitate …

Oxygen Express on Track As Mumbai Suburbs Emerge as Hubs
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen Express on Track As Mumbai Suburbs Emerge as Hubs

The Quint  

"Before we begin running the trains, the feasibility in both these places needed to be checked. Sending empty tanks is a common move and is easy to transport via train, that makes it possible to send Liquid Medical Oxygen to whichever location in not just Maharashtra, but across India," said Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railways. Whether building …

Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 'Oxygen Express' trains to meet short supply
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 'Oxygen Express' trains to meet short supply

India Today  

As Covid-19 cases continue to surge across India, Maharashtra is facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to spike in coronavirus cases in the second wave of pandemic. OXYGEN CRISIS IN MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has on several occasions said the state needed all possible help from the central government as it was facing shortage of resources …

Oxygen express trains, diverted supply from industries, PSA plants to fulfil demand in fight against Covid
3 years, 8 months ago

Oxygen express trains, diverted supply from industries, PSA plants to fulfil demand in fight against Covid

India TV News  

Seeking to address the shortage of medical oxygen as active COVID-19 cases surpassed the 18-lakh mark, the Centre on Sunday banned the supply of the gas for industrial purposes except in nine specified areas and expedited installation of 162 PSA plants in health facilities across the country, while the Railways announced special trains to transport the life-saver. He cited the …

Covid-19: Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' trains via green corridors to meet high demand
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' trains via green corridors to meet high demand

India Today  

Following a surge in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Railways will run 'Oxygen Express' trains over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country. We will be running Oxygen express trains using green corridors to get Oxygen in bulk and rapidly to patient," Liquid Medical Oxygen and oxygen cylinders will be transported …

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