Transportation of oxygen from West Bengal to Kerala witnesses high octane drama
The Hindu
Along the 2,500 km journey, attempts were made in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to usurp the liquified medical oxygen stored in the tankers.
The transportation of the Liquified Medical Oxygen (LMO) from a steel plant in Burnpur, a township in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal, to Kochi on Thursday morning marked the successful culmination of a dramatic sequence of events spearheaded by the Kerala Motor Vehicle Department (MVD). On the way to Kochi, attempts were allegedly made in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to even usurp the 9 kilolitres of LMO stored in the tanker, leading to tension. "We were asked to give up the oxygen with a promise to replace them. However, our men resolutely defended. They took the key of the tanker away and contacted the District Collector and the State Transport Commissioner. Eventually, the police intervened, facilitating the onward journey," said B. Shefiq, Joint Road Transport Commissioner, Tripunithura, who was in charge of the mission.More Related News
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