IAF Airlifts 4 Cryogenic Tankers From Singapore To Transport Oxygen For COVID Patients
As the crisis continues the Indian Air Force has airlifted four cryogenic tanks from Singapore, to be used for the transportation of oxygen. A Home Ministry official said the four empty tanks are being brought to India by a heavy lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
India needs medical oxygen and a lot of it right now. It doesn't matter if it comes through the road, rail, air or water, as hospitals treating critical COVID-19 patients are literally crying out for oxygen supplies.
As the crisis continues, the Indian Air Force has airlifted four cryogenic tanks from Singapore, to be used for the transportation of oxygen.
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C-17 and IL-76 aircraft airlifted cryogenic oxygen containers from Air Force Station Hindan to Panagarh for recharging, in support of the fight against Covid-19. Similar airlift tasks are underway across the country. pic.twitter.com/1GMdOBRqWY
A Home Ministry official said the four empty tanks are being brought to India by a heavy lift transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
A C-17 aircraft of the IAF took off from the Hindon airbase in the outskirts of Delhi for Singapore's Changi airport early on Saturday morning.
We stand with India in its fight against Covid-19. Through a bilateral and multi-agency effort, an @IAF_MCC transport plane picked up 4 cryogenic oxygen containers at @ChangiAirport in Singapore this morning. ????? @PMOIndia @MEAIndia @SpokespersonMoD @IndiainSingapor pic.twitter.com/mU59w1yAw6
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After loading the tanks, the aircraft is expected to land at Panagarh airbase in West Bengal.
Talks with UAE and Singapore
On Friday, the Union Home Ministry said it was in talks for the import of high-capacity oxygen-carrying tankers from Singapore and the UAE.
In addition to this, the Tata Group with German company Linde on Saturday managed to secure 24 oxygen transport tanks and they will be airlifted to India to increase oxygen transport capacity from production sites to Covid-19 hospitals.
Given the oxygen crisis, we are putting in all our efforts to support India¡¯s healthcare infrastructure. #ThisIsTata pic.twitter.com/24xqxjZLO9
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German Embassy in India on a social media platform stated: "In this spirit, the private German company Linde together with Tata have managed to secure 24 oxygen transport tanks that will be airlifted to India in order to increase transport capacity from production sites to Covid-19 hotspots."
"More oxygen tankers are a must to augment the supply of oxygen in the country to deal with the Covid crisis," said an official.
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Oxygen plants airlifted from Germany will be used in Covid hospitals being run by the Defence Ministry and in other military hospitals to augment oxygen supply in the country amid the acute shortage. "23 mobile oxygen generation plants are being airlifted from Germany. Armed Forces Medical Service has decided to import oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany to cater to the shortage," a statement from the Ministry of Defence said.
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