“Four cryogenic tanks, to be used for transportation of oxygen in India, are being airlifted from Singapore,” the MHA informed.
Amid the grim Covid-19 situation in the country, four cryogenic tanks, to be used for the transportation of oxygen, is being airlifted from Singapore on Saturday.
“Four cryogenic tanks, to be used for transportation of oxygen in India, are being airlifted from Singapore,” the MHA informed.
MHA is coordinating lifting of high capacity tankers from abroad by IAF aircraft for movement of O2, reqd due to current surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. Here Liquid O2 containers can be seen being loaded at Changi Airport, Singapore, today pic.twitter.com/DlC5WZBamw
— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs)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.
After loading the tanks, the aircraft is expected to land at Panagarh air base in West Bengal this evening, an official said.
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.
The move came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the coronavirus situation in the country.
(With inputs from agency)