Withthe rolling out of Punjab's first Oxygen Express towards Bokaro earlier thismorning, the state will soon be in a position to lift its full 80 MT O2 quota, much needed tofurther boost up its stock of life-saving medical ingredient.
Disclosingthis here, senior IAS officer supervising the Oxygen Control Room Rahul Tiwarisaid that the department has overcome the difficulty of tanker heights and ofagencies to carry the O2 supplies vital in state's fight against the deadlyvirus.
Wehave been able to procure and put in use two ISO containers that fit in the HBLrequirements of the railways and regards brining in an agency we have roped in the services of MARKFED, our timetested organisation of punjab , to fasten up and streamline the O2 procurementprocess to ensure there is no shortage of oxygen anywhere in the state.
Reiteratingthe Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's commitment to provide best ofhealthcare facilities to patients, Tiwari said state has been planningaggressively to foresee its need of oxygen in coming days and the governmenthas also been pushing the central government to increase its quota of tankersto lift all allotted Oxygen in a smooth and timely manner.
Therail express left through Dapper on its way to Bokaro, the Chief Secretary ViniMahajan also tweeted about it lauding the incessant efforts of Oxygen ControlRoom Officers and MARKFED.