Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Awanish K Awasthi on Wednesday said that the state received a record supply of 321 MT of medical oxygen on Tuesday.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, Indian Railways' 'Oxygen Express', carrying six oxygen tankers with approximately 64 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO), on Wednesday reached Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal from Bokaro in Jharkhand.
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Indian Oil is diverting its Liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers for transportation of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to states amid a shortage of medical oxygen in the country due to surging coronavirus cases.
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): To address the shortage of oxygen tankers in the country, the Central government has imported 20 cryogenic tankers of 10 MT and 20 MT capacity to augment the transportation of oxygen.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 26 (ANI): In order to meet the needs of coronavirus patients, Odisha sent a total of 67 tankers carrying 1,268 metric tonne (MT) medical oxygen to seven states till 2 pm on Monday, police officials said.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gautam Gambhir on Monday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over "oxygen shortage" faced by hospitals in the national capital and said that the Delhi government is responsible for arranging oxygen tankers.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): The country has enough medical oxygen at present but its transportation is a challenge and the Centre and state governments are working together to minimise the time taken in movement of tankers, a senior government official said on Monday.
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], April 26 (ANI): Two oxygen tankers reached Rajasthan's Jodhpur in the early hours of Monday. The city witnessed a surge in coronavirus infection and has been struggling with oxygen supply.
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Amid severe oxygen shortage due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) received four tons of oxygen on Monday morning, hospital sources said.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 26 (ANI): In a big respite to cope up with the oxygen shortage in Uttar Pradesh, Indian Railway's 'Oxygen Express', carrying oxygen tankers, reached Lucknow from Jharkhand's Bokaro on Monday morning.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 25 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday facilitated the provision of a tanker carrying 16 tonnes of oxygen to the Medanta Hospital in Lucknow, which was facing an oxygen shortage.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid the medical oxygen crisis due to a massive surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the Telangana government has decided to move oxygen tankers by warplanes.