What happened: The Indian government has decided to take necessary action to battle the oxygen shortage in the country, and has arranged to airlift 23 oxygen generation plants from Germany. The Indian Defense Ministry has decided to take this step after India experienced a few days of patients dying from oxygen shortage.
Deeply disturbed by the exploding health crisis in India. So many of my family, friends and colleagues grappling with this second wave. Mass gatherings are toxic. Social distance, wear masks, ramp up medical supplies and vaccinations on a war footing. Please stay safe.
— Gita Gopinath (@GitaGopinath) April 23, 2021
Capability of plants: The Indian Defense Ministry has stated that each of these 23 plants has the capacity to produce 40 liters of oxygen per minute 24,000 liters per hour. These plants are expected to arrive in India by airlift in a week. An Indian Air Force official has stated that the IAF is currently on hold and is expected to complete these deliveries once the necessary paperwork has been completed.
Some good news amid Covid surge and oxygen crisis
=> Russia offers oxygen, Remdesivir to India
=> Military importing 23 mobile oxygen generation plants from Germany
=> Indian Air Force deploys transport aircraft to airlift cryogenic oxygen containers
— Harsh Upadhyay (@upadhyay_harsh1) April 23, 2021
India’s logistic efforts for COVID-19: The Indian Air Force is in full swing as sorties are being performed all over the country to airlift oxygen containers, cylinders, essential medicines, equipment and other supplies to various parts of the country.
Railways is running its first Oxygen Express in its fight against COVID-19. The Ro-Ro service with 7 empty tankers departed from Kalamboli, Maharashtra for Vizag today.
Oxygen Express will move via a green corridor for loading with Liquid Medical Oxygen. pic.twitter.com/TonlClDdQf— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 19, 2021
A train titled the ‘oxygen express carried liquid oxygen from Maharashtra to Nagpur, and further trains are expected to supply oxygen to different parts of the country through rail.