Oxygen Update: More than 7,115 MT of medical Oxygen delivered by 115 Expresses

New Delhi: Indian Railways in its journey of bringing relief by delivering liquid medical Oxygen (LMO) to various states across the country, has delivered nearly 7,115 MT of LMO in more than 444 tankers to various states across the country. As of May 12, Oxygen Expresses have delivered nearly 800 MT of LMO to the nation. 

According to the Ministry of Railways, a number of 115 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various states. 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 1960 MT in UP, 361 MT in MP, 1,135 MT in Haryana, 188 MT in Telangana, 72 MT in Rajasthan, 120 MT in Karnataka and more than 2,748 MT in Delhi. 

Tamil Nadu is set to receive its first Oxygen Express later tonight with 80 MT of LMO arriving from Durgapur.

Oxygen Expresses have delivered more than 3900 MT of LMO in the NCR region so far, for further distribution.

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Running of new Oxygen Expressess is a very dynamic exercise and figures keep getting updated all the time. More loaded Oxygen Expresses are expected to start their journeys later in the night.

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