‘Oxygen Expresses’ delivered over 6600 MT oxygen to Tamil Nadu, Kerala: Southern Railway
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As of Thursday, 352 tankers carrying medical oxygen were delivered of which 325 were for Tamil Nadu and 27 for Kerala.
Chennai: The ‘Oxygen Express’ trains have delivered over 6600 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Tamil Nadu and Kerala since May 14, the Southern Railways said on Thursday (June 24). The supply of the critical resource amid the second wave of Covid-19 was done via 84 Oxygen Express trains. The gas was delivered at various points across the two southern states to meet the demand in the respective regions. Tondiarpet and Harbour in Chennai, Madukkarai near Coimbatore, besides Trichy, Irugur, Tiruvallur and Vadipatpi were among the places where trains carrying 6086.79 MT oxygen arrived in Tamil Nadu, whereas, four trains delivered 513.72MT oxygen to Vallarpadam in Kerala.More Related News