SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY ALREADY DESPATCHED
Kolkata,
South Eastern Railway has continuously been despatching Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to different parts of the country for treatment of Covid affected patients on priority. So far, SER has dispatched 219 Oxygen Express Trains delivering 16054 MT of LMO to various corners of the country.
Till noon of 14.06.2021, South Eastern Railway from its three LMO loading points viz. Tatanagar, Rourkela and Bokaro has despatched 6927 MT, 7037 MT and 2090 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) respectively to bring relief to the Covid affected patients in different parts of the country.
The Oxygen Express Trains from SER have already been despatched to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Kelara, Assam and Delhi.
A number of initiatives has been taken by SER for swift loading and hassle free movement of Oxygen Special Trains like Identifying suitable rail wagon, construction of ramps to load tankers on wagons, swift trials, mapping of railway routes, stringent safety protocols due to hazardous nature and Intensive Online Real time Monitoring and Coordination. The complete process right from its loading points to respective destinations is being monitored at the apex level with top priority.
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Photo Caption: Loading of Container at Rourkela for despatching Liquid Medical Oxygen.
