The first ‘Oxygen Express’ train for Delhi carrying around 65 tonnes of life-saving gas reached the national capital early on Tuesday morning.
भारतीय रेल द्वारा ‘ऑक्सीजन एक्सप्रेस’ के माध्यम से देश के विभिन्न राज्यों में ऑक्सीजन की आपूर्ति लगातार की जा रही है, इसी क्रम में रायगढ़, छत्तीसगढ़ से ऑक्सीजन ले कर आज सुबह ‘ऑक्सीजन एक्सप्रेस’ ट्रेन देश की राजधानी दिल्ली पहुँची ।#OxygenExpress pic.twitter.com/3dJJnCT1yA
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 27, 2021
The train, which departed from the Jindal Steel Plant in Raigarh of Chhattisgarh having 64.55 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) on Monday night, arrived at the Delhi Cantt station. “Oxygen Express has reached Delhi from Raigarh, Chhattisgarh with Oxygen for patients in the capital.
Indian Railways is leaving no stone unturned in our collective fight against Covid-19, and ensuring sufficient availability of life-saving resources across the country,” Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal wrote on Twitter.
Oxygen Expresses to cross cumulative 450 M tonnes of Oxygen delivery by tomorrow morning
Oxygen Trains to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh are currently on their wayhttps://t.co/QNSZb7rUx0#OxygenExpress pic.twitter.com/Msjwhxrlt2
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 26, 2021
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This oxygen will now be disbursed by the Delhi government to various hospitals. In view of the rising demand for oxygen, the Indian Railways decided to run ‘Oxygen Express’ trains and will continue to run them over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country. Roll-on-roll-off trucks are being transported on flat wagons by the trains for a quick supply of medical oxygen.
भारतीय रेल, विभिन्न राज्यों में ऑक्सीजन आपूर्ति सुनिश्चित करने हेतु, निरंतर तेजी से कार्य कर रही है।
इसी क्रम में कल रात रायगढ, छत्तीसगढ से दिल्ली के लिये चली #OxygenExpress , तेजी से देश की राजधानी की ओर पहुंच रही है, और जल्दी ही यह दिल्ली में ऑक्सीजन की उपलब्धता बढ़ायेगी। pic.twitter.com/61EWsYTib4— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 26, 2021
Delhi on Monday reported 20,201 new COVID-19 cases and 380 deaths, the highest single-day toll for the national capital since the outbreak of the pandemic.
(With ANI Inputs)