Odisha supplies over 3900 MT of oxygen in last 10 days

Odisha has emerged as the key state in India for oxygen supply. Odisha is regularly dispatching oxygen tankers to various states that are battling an acute oxygen shortage amidst the rising Covid-19 cases. A total of 214 tankers carrying 3964.542 metric tonnes (MT) of medical oxygen have been dispatched from Odisha in the last 10 days to eight States that are facing a deficit of life-saving gas.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has emerged as the key state in India for oxygen supply. Odisha is regularly dispatching oxygen tankers to various states that are battling an acute oxygen shortage amidst the rising Covid-19 cases. A total of 214 tankers carrying 3964.542 metric tonnes (MT) of medical oxygen have been dispatched from Odisha in the last 10 days to eight States that are facing a deficit of life-saving gas.

As many as 26 tankers were dispatched from Angul with 425.02 MT, 46 from Dhenkanal with 729.25 MT, 60 from Jajpur with 1239.57 MT and 82 from Rourkela with 1570.702 MT.

Further, 64 tankers with 1347.55 MT of oxygen were sent to Andhra Pradesh, 60 tankers with 1012.489 MT of oxygen were sent to Telangana. Tamilnadu also received 5 tankers filled with 98.54 MT of medical oxygen.

Similarly, Haryana received 22 tankers filled with 454.592 MT of oxygen. 12 tankers with 195.76 MT of oxygen were sent to Maharashtra, while 11 tankers with 168.101 MT of oxygen have left for Chhattisgarh. As many as 17 tankers have carried around 309.99 MT of oxygen to Uttar Pradesh and 23 tankers with 377.52 MT of oxygen were sent to Madhya Pradesh in the last 10 days.