The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday said tankers and containers carrying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) are exempted from user fee at toll plazas across national highways.
NHAI said in view of current in the country, there is high demand for medical oxygen across the country that is why concerned authorities decided containers carrying LMO will be treated at par with other emergency vehicles such as ambulances for a period of two months or till further orders.
NHAI said the authority is already giving first priority to oxygen tankers and all those containers that carrying LMO so that could pass without any problem. NHAI further said toll plazas already have nearly zero waiting time after the implementation of FASTag.
NHAI has issued an advisory in which it asked all its officials and other stakeholders to help government and private vehicle carrying covid related aids in a proactive manner.
The sudden surge in coronavirus cases has created a huge demand for liquid medical oxygen across the nation. During this medical and oxygen crisis, the timely delivery of medical oxygen to hospitals and medical centres is essential to save the lives of critically affected Covid-19 patients.
India is one of the worst-hit countries by the Covid with almost 2,22,96,414 covid cases.
India on Sunday has witnessed over 4 lakh fresh covid cases, 4,092 Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, which is the highest spike since the pandemic has begun. The country’s covid related death toll reached 2,42,362 with 37,36,648 active cases in the country.
India on Saturday has witnessed 4,01,078 fresh Covid-19 cases and 4.14 lakh covid cases on Friday.