Oxygen Express trains started their deliveries on April 24 with Maharashtra receiving a load of 126 tonnes. Among the southern states, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana have received over 1,000 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen each. Till now, 614 tonnes of oxygen has been offloaded in Maharashtra, nearly 3,731 tonnes in Uttar Pradesh, 656 tonnes in Madhya Pradesh, 5,185 tonnes in Delhi, 1,967 tonnes in Haryana, 98 tonnes in Rajasthan, 1,773 tonnes in Karnataka, 320 tonnes in Uttarakhand, 1,554 tonnes in Tamil Nadu, 1,268 tonnes in Andhra Pradesh, 225 tonnes in Punjab, 380 tonnes in Kerala, 1,432 tonnes in Telangana, 38 tonnes in Jharkhand and 160 tonnes in Assam. The Indian Railways has mapped different routes with oxygen supply locations and keeps itself ready with any emerging need of the states. States provide tankers to the Indian Railways for bringing liquid medical oxygen, the national transporter said in a release.

Source: Mint May 28, 2021 13:41 UTC