A total of 1,469 tankers or containers carrying 27,088.928 MT medical oxygen have been dispatched under escort and supervision of the Odisha police so far from Rourkela, Jajpur, and Dhenkanal and Angul districts of Odisha to 16 deficit States and union territories in the country. More are leaving on Saturday.
During last 44 days, as many as 125 tankers were dispatched from Angul with 2036.562 MT, 335from Dhenkanal with 5558.12 MT, 295 from Jajpur with 5976.139 MT and 717 from Rourkela with 13518.107 MT.
A total of 436 tankers with 8548.096 MT of oxygen have been sent so far to Andhra Pradesh, and 374 tankers with 6610.309 MT of oxygen to Telangana. Tamil Nadu has received 194 tankers filled with 3472.848 MT of medical oxygen.
Similarly, Haryana has received 182 tankers filled with 3331.793 MT of oxygen. 41 tankers with 660.051 MT of oxygen have been sent so far to Maharashtra, while 667.231 MT of oxygen filled in 41 tankers have been dispatched to Chhattisgarh.
As many as 67 tankers have carried around 1297.662 MT of oxygen to Uttar Pradesh and 67 tankers with 1182.6 MT of oxygen have been sent to Madhya Pradesh till date, 22 tankers with 410.24 MT of oxygen have been sent so far to Delhi, four tankers with 107.89 MT sent to Punjab.
12 tankers with 235.19 MT sent to Karnataka, three tankers with 66.14 MT sent to Bihar, two tankers with 25.29 MT sent to Chandigarh,21tankers with 405.068 MT sent to Kerala, one tanker with 29.1 MT sent to West Bengal and two tankers with 39.42 MT of oxygen have been sent so far to Rajasthan in last 44days.