Live
- Chandrababu Advocates for Balanced Governance and Development in Andhra Pradesh
- Our 6 free services in Delhi pinching rivals: Kejriwal at 'Revadi par Charcha' campaign
- Abu Dhabi T10: Jos Buttler shines in debut, lauds England batters after memorable performances
- BCCI releases dates for IPL 2025 to 2027
- Centre releases Rs 448 crore as grant for rural local bodies in Karnataka
- India and Japan bolster defence ties, explore air domain cooperation
- Masik Shivratri 2024: Date, Time, Rituals, and Significance
- 8 of 10 Indian stockbrokers to increase IT budgets for emerging tech adoption
- Utpanna Ekadashi 2024: Date, Rituals, and Significance
- New Criminal Laws: An Era of Transformation of the Criminal Justice System
Anantapur: South Central Railway steps in to procure liquid medical oxygen from Jharkhand
Train carrying liquid oxygen arriving in Tadipatri
Guntakal division so far receives 32 Oxygen special trains
Guntakal(Anantapur): In Guntakal Division, so far 32 Oxygen Special trains have been received and dispatched primarily to Chennai and Bangalore.
When there was an additional need for the liquid medical oxygen (LMO) in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, The State government made arrangements for 100 tonne LMO from Tata Nagar in Jharkhand.
The railways has come forward to transport 10 containers of 10 tonne LMO from Tata Nagar to Tadipatri in Anantapur District.
The Oxygen Special train travelled 1,826 km in less than 36 hours. The district administration has made all the necessary arrangements for decanting and transporting LMO to nominated hospitals and storage centres in Anantapur, Kurnool and Kadapa districts.
South Central Railway General Manager Gajanan Mallya and Guntakal Divisional Railway Manager Alok Tiwari played a key role in ensuring timely arrival of Oxygen Special to Tadipatri in Anantapur district.
The entire operation was co-ordinated well by the district administration with the support of Anantapur District Collector.
