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Varanasi: The Oxygen Express run by the Indian Railways to fight against Covid-19 passed through Varanasi on Thursday during its journey to Bokaro Steel Plant (Jharkhand) to bring Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMG) for the needy patients in Uttar Pradesh.
The railway minister Piyush Goyal also informed in his tweet that the Oxygen Express, which started its journey from Lucknow on Thursday, crossed Varanasi on the same day after a few hours.
He said that a Green Corridor was created from Lucknow to Varanasi to allow fast movement of the train.
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Varanasi: The Oxygen Express run by the Indian Railways to fight against Covid-19 passed through Varanasi on Thursday during its journey to Bokaro Steel Plant (Jharkhand) to bring Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMG) for the needy patients in Uttar Pradesh.
The railway minister Piyush Goyal also informed in his tweet that the Oxygen Express, which started its journey from Lucknow on Thursday, crossed Varanasi on the same day after a few hours.
He said that a Green Corridor was created from Lucknow to Varanasi to allow fast movement of the train.
According to the Ministry of Railways, the Indian Railway is running Oxygen Express in response to its fight against Covid-19.
The first Oxygen Express with Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) tankers is going to start its journey for Mumbai from Visakhapatnam on Thursday night.
Tankers filled with LMO at Visakhapatnam are being transported through Ro-Ro service of Indian Railways.
Another Oxygen Express started its journey from Lucknow to Bokaro via Varanasi to fulfil the requirements of Medical Oxygen in Uttar Pradesh.