Tankers bringing 54MT liquid oxygen from Bengal leave for Rajasthan

JAIPUR: The first batch of three tankers, carrying 54 metric tonnes (MT) of liquid oxygen, from the Steel Authority of India (SAIL-ISP) plant in Burnpur, West Bengal, began their journey to Rajasthan on Monday night. Empty tankers from Bellary in Karnataka, expected to bring liquid oxygen from Tata Steel plant in Kalinganagar, Odisha, may reach the plant only late Monday night or Tuesday morning.
The daily oxygen need in the state has jumped to 635MT per day. On an average, the government is supplying 350-370MT of liquid oxygen daily to districts.
“Three LNG tankers reached here from Jaipur on Monday. Each one of them has a capacity to carry 18MT of liquid oxygen. We will fill and send them by Monday night. This will be the first batch of tankers going to Rajasthan from West Bengal. I am hopeful that the tankers will reach Rajasthan in 48 hours,” said Sushmit Biswas (IPS), who is in-charge of managing supply of liquid oxygen from Burnpur.
“In order to ensure smooth passage of tankers, the state government has provided police escort, including two assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) and constables. We will also monitor the location of tankers through GPS,” he added.