Saudi Arabia To Ship 80 Metric Tonnes Of Oxygen To India

India is getting 80 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen from Saudi Arabia in view of the spiraling coronavirus cases. The supply shipment is being undertaken in cooperation with the Adani group and Linde company.

“Embassy of India is proud to partner with Adani group and M/s Linde in shipping much-needed 80MT liquid oxygen to India. Our heartfelt thanks to the Ministry of Health Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for all their help, support, and cooperation, the Indian mission in Riyadh tweeted.

“Thank you @IndianEmbRiyadh Indeed, actions speak louder than words. We are on an urgent mission to secure oxygen supplies from across the world. This first shipment of 4 ISO cryogenic tanks with 80 tons of liquid oxygen is now on its way from Dammam to Mundra, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said in a tweet.

India has reached out to various countries to procure containers and oxygen cylinders under operation ‘Oxygen Maitri’. The Indian Air Force on Saturday brought four cryogenic tanks, to be used for transporting oxygen, from Singapore.  The containers were airlifted from Singapore by C17 heavy-lift aircraft of the IAF, Business Standard reported.

The aircraft “with 4 cryogenic containers for storage of liquid O2 from Singapore landed at Panagarh airbase” in West Bengal on Saturday, a home ministry spokesperson tweeted.

Meanwhile, President of the European Council Charles Michel said in a tweet, “The EU stands in solidarity with Indian people amidst resurgent COVID19 pandemic. The fight against the virus is a common fight. We will discuss our support and cooperation at EU-India Leaders’ meeting on 8 May with @narendramodi and @antoniocostapm”. French President Emmanuel Macron has also extended support to India. In a tweet shared by the Indian embassy in France, Macron said, “I want to send a message of solidarity to the Indian people, facing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. France is with you in this struggle, which spares no one. We stand ready to provide our support.