INS Airavat arrives at Visakhapatnam with 158 MT of oxygen, other COVID relief material
As half of the continuing Operation ‘Samudra Setu II’ to help the nation’s battle in opposition to COVID-19, the Indian Naval Ship Airavat on Thursday arrived at Visakhapatnam with important COVID relief consignment together with liquid medical oxygen (LMO), oxygen cylinders and ventilators from Vietnam and Singapore.
“INS Airavat arrived at Visakhapatnam, with 158 MT of liquid medical oxygen in seven cryogenic oxygen tanks, 2722 oxygen cylinders, and other COVID relief material including 10 ventilators from Vietnam and Singapore,” the Indian Navy mentioned.
Earlier, on May 10 the INS Airavat had arrived in Visakhapatnam with eight cryogenic oxygen tanks and roughly 4,000 oxygen cylinders alongside with other important medical gear/provides from Singapore.
Similarly, INS Shardul on Thursday arrived in Kochi with 80 metric tonnes on May 27, INS Tarkash arrived in Mumbai with 40 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) from Qatar on May 24 as half of Operation Samudra Setu-II.
The Navy had launched Operation Samudra Setu-II to enhance the continuing nationwide mission for assembly oxygen necessities in view of the surge in circumstances of COVID-19.Â
(With ANI inputs)
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