Indian Navy launches operation Samudra Setu-II to bring medical oxygen from abroad

The Indian Navy has initiated Operation Samudra Setu-II to aid in the faster transportation of medical oxygen and other supplies from other countries in view of the surge in cases of Covid-19.

The Indian Navy launched operation ‘Samudra Setu-II’ to bring oxygen-filled cryogenic containers to India from abroad as the country faces a severe shortage of medical oxygen in the wake of a massive spike in new Covid-19 cases. #IndianNavy launches Operation #SamudraSetu_II to augment ongoing national mission #OxygenExpress.Mission deployed warships will undertake shipment of liquid #Oxygen filled cryogenic containers & associated medical equipment in support of nation’s #FightAgainstCOVID19 (1/2). pic.twitter.com/fLRWobOp7U Two ships #INSKolkata & #INSTalwar have entered port of #Manama, Bahrain for embarking and transporting 40MT of liquid oxygen to Mumbai.#INSJalashwa is enroute to #Bangkok and #INSAiravat to #Singapore for similar mission.#IndiaFightsCorona#HarKaamDeshKeNaam pic.twitter.com/R4W6jhOHkf Taking to Twitter, Indian Navy spokesperson said that mission-deployed Indian Naval warships will undertake shipment of liquid oxygen-filled cryogenic containers and associated medical equipment. “India Navy launches Operation Samudra Setu-II to augment ongoing national mission Oxygen Express. Mission deployed warships will undertake shipment of liquid Oxygen filled cryogenic containers & associated medical equipment in support of nation's fight against Covid-19.”