Kolkata, 14th May, 2021 South Eastern Railway is committed to extend the service of Oxygen Express Trains towards more destinations in minimum possible time. The first train towards Tiruvallur near Chennai (Tamil Nadu) has originated from Rourkela Of SER's jurisdiction late night yesterday. The train carried 31.40 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in 2 tankers. one more train has left Tatanagar for Dehradun (Uttarakhand) last night carrying 120 tonnes of life-saving LMO. Today afternoon, another two trains were sent to Bengaluru (Karnataka) and Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) from Tatanagar with 120 tonnes and 40 tonnes of LMO respectively. Since 23rd April, the dedicated team of South Eastern Railway has initiated total 57 Oxygen Express trains with 3477 tonnes of LMO to expedite the treatment of Covid affected patients. Carrying the Liquid Medical Oxygen, these trains have moved towards Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Delhi. Employees are working round the clock in this mission and have ensured the transportation of LMO in minimum possible time from Bokaro, Rourkela and Tatanagar under SER's jurisdiction. ……
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