Karnataka will receive its first 'Oxygen Express' on Tuesday, May 11. The Oxygen Express has left from Jamshedpur on Monday and is expected to reach Inland Container Depot, Container Corporation of India, Whitefield on Tuesday. The Indian Railways said that the first 'Oxygen Express' to Karnataka is carrying six cryogenic containers--a total of 120 tonnes of life-saving gas. Meanwhile, another Oxygen Express carrying around 225 MT of oxygen from Gujarat's Hapa offloaded in Delhi Cantt on Monday. In an effort to fulfil the rising demand for oxygen across the country due to a rampant surge in coronavirus cases, the Indian Railways launched 'Oxygen Express' to deliver medical oxygen to various states.

Source: Mint May 10, 2021 10:57 UTC