Chennai, May 20 (UNI) Tamil Nadu has so far received a total
of 584.45 MT of Liquid Medical oxygen (LMO) delivered through
11 oxygen express trains operated by the Southern Railway.
Railway sources said eight oxygen loaded express trains had
arrived in Tamil Nadu till Monday.
The ninth loaded oxygen express that left from Rourkela with
two containers carrying 36.74 MT of LMO reached the Inland
Container Depot, Tondiarpet at 2000 hrs last night.
The tenth train that departed from Rourkela with 29.24 MT of
LMO in three tankers arrived at Madukkarai near Coimbatore
at 0155 hrs today and the 11th express that left Rourkela
carrying 78.58 MT of LMO in four containers reached Inland
Container Depot, Tondiarpet at 0540 hrs this morning.
The 12th Oxygen Express for Inland Container Depot, Tondiarpet
dispatched from Rourkela carrying 64.95 MT of LMO in a total
of three containers was expected to arrive tonight.
The 13th loaded Oxygen Express dispatched from Rourkela carrying
79.31 MT of LMO in five tankers for Tamil Nadu is likely to arrive
tomorrow.
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