The train was carrying 100 tonnes of medical liquid oxygen from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd in Visakhapatnam, from where it had begun its journey on April 22.
RINL, having its own captive Oxygen plant primarily for the process of steel making, has already supplied more than 9000 ton of LMO (Liquid Medical Oxygen) since the onset of COVID-19
RINL has already supplied approximately 400 tonnes of LMO last week to various destinations in Andhra Pradesh and other states as instructed by the Centre.
Railways has geared up to run oxygen Express trains through green corridor for fast movement of LMO as availability of oxygen is key in the treatment of certain medical conditions due to Covid infection
