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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Oxygen Express carrying seven tankers filled with liquid medical oxygen from Visakhapatnam reached Maharashtra today. The train arrived at Nagpur at 8.10 pm, bringing some relief to the state which is reeling under a surge in coronavirus cases and shortages of medical oxygen.
Detailed explanation-2: -Q. India’s first ‘Oxygen Express’ carried oxygen to which state? Notes: The country’s very first ‘Oxygen Express’ departed from Andhra Pradesh to supply oxygen to the state of Maharashtra.
Detailed explanation-3: -It may be noted that Oxygen Expresses were started by Indian Railways on 24th April, 2021 to provide respite to Indian states requiring medical Oxygen. More than 35000 MT of LMO was transported to 15 states.
Detailed explanation-4: -Oxygen Express was a series of long-haul/short-haul train service jointly operated by Ministry of Railways and Indian Railways to overcome severe shortage of medical-grade oxygen by supplying to various hospitals in different parts of India and Bangladesh during the second-wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India.