For installing liquid medical oxygen (LMO) storage tanks in the hospitals, the Delhi government will provide Rs one lakh per MT. The subsidy will be granted only if the storage tanks are procured and commissioned by December 31 this year.
So far, Indian Railways has delivered more than 25629 MT of LMO in more than 1503 tankers to various states across the country.
It may be noted that 234 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various States.
It may be noted that around 200 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various States.
It may be noted that nearly 150 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far and brought relief to various States.
In just 20 days time, Railways has upscaled its Oxygen Express operations to deliver nearly 7900 MT of Medical Oxygen to 12 States.
"This tank will be refilled in due time, but once the PSA plant comes into existence, the MMCH will produce its own oxygen. Added to this, four new Covid treatment facilities will also be set up in the district, given the surge in infections," a source said.
The mapping of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) from the manufacturing plant to different States is a dynamic process and transportation of medical oxygen through cryogenic tankers becoming a bottleneck in making available LMO from the eastern part of the country to other parts, twenty cryogenic ISO containers of capacity 20 MT and 10 MT have been imported to augment the transportation of Oxygen.
Few days back, the Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) of Sail has also announced to supply 34 tonnes of medical oxygen for Covid-19 purpose.
The PM spoke about the need to work rapidly on multiple aspects: increasing the production of oxygen, increasing the speed of distribution & using innovative ways to provide oxygen support to health facilities.
