Railways delivered over 19,408 tonnes of oxygen to 39 cities in 15 states over last monthOxygen Express trains started their deliveries on April 24 with Maharashtra receiving a load of 126 tonnes. Among the southern states, Andh...
28 May, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
Oxygen Express: Nearly 8,700 MT of liquid medical oxygen delivered across IndiaSix loaded 'Oxygen Express' trains are presently running with more than 475 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in 35 tankers, the Railways sai...
15 May, 2021, 07.44 PM IST
Maharashtra govt approves Rs 1 cr advance to Railways for oxygen trainsAs per the government resolution, the state executive committee had approved the payment of the advance amount on May 6, as transportation ...
14 May, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
Oxygen Express: Nearly 3,400 MT of liquid medical oxygen delivered across IndiaThe railways said till now, 1,427 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) has been unloaded in Delhi, 230 tonnes in Maharashtra, 968 tonnes i...
08 May, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
UP set to receive 7th oxygen express, state gets over 350 metric tonne liquid medical oxygen via railThe State continues to replenish its oxygen supplies, and has also requested to transport 10 feet ISO containers loaded with Liquid Oxygen ...
30 Apr, 2021, 08.29 PM IST
Covid-19 patients with hypoxaemia & rising cases: Why is India facing a deadly oxygen crunch?The country is hit despite producing oxygen over 7,000 tonnes a day.
30 Apr, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
ECoR cancels 3 special trains, stresses on transportation of Oxygen tankers to statesThe special trains which will be cancelled are: Visakhapatnam-Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Special, Visakhapatnam- Rayagada-Visakhapatnam Special...
29 Apr, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
With first Oxygen Express for Haryana to reach tonight, railways total oxygen transported will reach 640 tonnes"Continuing the momentum, there are three more trains on the run either carrying liquid oxygen or on the way to the loading plants. It is e...
29 Apr, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
Around 450 metric tonnes of Liquid Oxygen carried to Maharashtra, U.P & Delhi through Oxygen ExpressSo far, 450 metric tonnes have been delivered to Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi in 6 Oxygen Express through 26 tankers traversing more ...
27 Apr, 2021, 06.49 PM IST
Oxygen shortage: Govt imports 20 cryogenic tankers, allocates them to statesThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in consultation with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under the over...
27 Apr, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
Railways says it has transported 302 tonnes of oxygen, 154 tonne is enrouteAn oxygen express train carrying four tankers of LMO is expected to reach Delhi Cantt station from Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) at 5 am on Tuesda...
26 Apr, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
'Oxygen Express' for Delhi set to depart Raigarh's Jindal Steel plant on Sunday nightThis comes as several state governments facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen amid the Covid-19 outbreak seek the National transporter...
25 Apr, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
Indian Railways’ Oxygen Express reaches Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh townsApart from the rail mode of transport, some empty cryogenic tankers from Pune were airlifted to Jamshedpur, West Bengal, Bhubaneswar and Cu...
25 Apr, 2021, 07.29 AM IST
Logistical issues hamper smooth supply of liquid oxygen from steel companiesJindal Steel & Power said it has more than 500 tonnes of liquid oxygen stock readily available at its Angul plant in Odisha. “We are waitin...
22 Apr, 2021, 10.12 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs high-level meet on oxygen supply, availabilityIn the meeting that also discussed ways and means to boost oxygen availability amid demands from many states for an increase in its supply,...
22 Apr, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand amid surge in COVID-19 casesEmpty tankers will begin their journey from Kalamboli and Boisar railway stations in and near Mumbai on Monday to load liquid medical oxyge...
19 Apr, 2021, 07.52 AM IST
After Maharashtra govt plea, Railways develops policy to transport liquid medical oxygenThe policy, made public late Friday night, said the cryogenic tankers will be transported as a paid-for roll-on-roll (Ro-Ro) service to var...
17 Apr, 2021, 11.00 AM IST