New Delhi: When the capital was panting during the recent increase in Covid-19, carrying liquid medical oxygen to Delhi from other countries has proven to be a big challenge because of the lack of cryogenic tankers to carry gas.
In preparation for the revival of possible infections, the Delhi government has included, therefore, the creation of its own tanker fleet.
Delhi Transport Corporation has been entrusted with the responsibility of procurement and operating oxygen tankers for liquid oxygen transportation.
Government officials said that to start, 15 tankers will be purchased by DTC, which will include five tankers each capacity of 10, 15 and 20-ton.
Bus companies will choose suppliers who can provide three tankers in each category within 30 days of contract awards, two tankers in 60 days and all tankers within 90 days.
Suppliers must ensure that tankers are certified by petroleum and safety organizations of explosives and are made according to norms under the rules of static and cellular vessels (open), 2016.
Rolling chassis must meet the BS-VI emissions norms.
At this peak, the wave of Covid infection which has declined at this time, sees exponential increased in the number of positive cases and deaths.
Also, unlike Hwave before, this time a large number of patients complained of oxygen saturation levels that were used up.
While capital health infrastructure is stretched by a large increase in the number of patients with severe symptoms, the hospital also began sending SOS messages when their oxygen stocks run out.
In April-May, Delhi faced the top of the wave and the Chairman of the Minister of Arvind Kejriwal claiming at the time of the oxygen given to the capital by the central government did not reach the city as a whole.
The main problem in the supply structure is a lack of tankers that can carry liquid oxygen.
Even when the government found oxygen, transporting it to Delhi proven obstacles due to lack of tankers.
Transporting the additional allocation of oxygen to Delhi, produced in a factory located more than 1,500 km from Delhi in areas such as Durgapur, Rourkela and Kalinga Nagar, proven to be a big challenge.
The Delhi government also strengthens oxygen supply in April and May through the movement of cargo containers via Indian Railways, which is considered a more efficient way to carry liquid oxygen.
Unlike tankers, trains do not face road congestion or facial disorders or other mechanical problems.
However, the Cryogenic oxygen tanker is still needed to transport liquid oxygen from the factory to the nearest train and from the nearest unloading point in Delhi to the hospital.
Maintaining new memories in mind, the Delhi government has oxygen production added in the city, after carrying 21 ready-to-use oxygen plants from France and 6,000 oxygen cylinders from China, which can be used by individuals or to equip 3,000 oxygen beds.
The Delhi government also started an oxygen concentrator bank to provide oxygen concentrators to patients recovering under house isolation or those who might require post-recovery oxygen.
Each of the 11 Delhi Regency is given more than 200 oxygen concentrators in May, which can be transported to patients within two hours.
The total stock of oxygen concentrators is around 3,000.
Delhi Govt to launch 15 oxygen tankers
