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The Oxygen Express trains have been operated from both the eastern and western parts of the nation — mainly Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.

While 1,885 MT of LMO was supplied from Odisha, 680 MT from Jharkhand, 282 MT from Chhattisgarh and 205 MT from Gujarat were supplied to Telangana

As on Tuesday, 1,194 MT of LMO has been delivered by the Indian Railways to Sanathnagar in Telangana to meet the medical oxygen requirement of the State

According to Railway officials, the 8th Oxygen Express also reached Bengaluru from Jamnagar in Gujarat, carrying 109.2 metric tonnes of the life saving gas early this morning.

Narain said that the General Managers of the railway zones have been delegated further powers, up to Rs 2 crore in each case for sanctioning Oxygen generation plants.

Indian Railways through its Oxygen Express trains delivered a total of 127 MT of oxygen for Telangana from various steel plants across the country in the last few weeks.

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