The Covid-19 infections are spreading at a fast pace during the second wave, and states are finding it difficult to provide oxygen and beds in hospitals.
In order to tackle these hard situations, the Telangana government has airlifted nine empty oxygen tankers to Odisha plants on Friday to buy liquid oxygen for the state.
With the help of Indian Air Force planes, nine empty oxygen tankers were airlifted to Angul and Rourkela steel plants in Odisha to bring 150 tonnes of oxygen to the state.
Health Minister E. Rajender and Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar supervised the airlifting operation at the Begumpet Airport. The minister said the tankers will return by road by April 27 and airlifting will save three days in transportation. He said the state was ready to pay any amount of money to protect people’s lives.
Notably, this is the first time in India where warplanes were used to airlift oxygen tankers. By doing this, the state Govt is assuring that there is no shortage of oxygen in government hospitals.