MEIL to airlift 11 cryogenic tanks from Thailand to mitigate O2 crunch

Amid acute shortage of medical oxygen in the country in the fight against Covid-19, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has made arrangements to import 11 cryogenic tanks from Thailand.

These tanks, arranged by MEIL free of cost, will augment supply of Liquid Medical Oxygen to hospitals in Telangana. The first batch of 3 tanks landed at Begumpet Air Force Station here on Saturday and the remaining 8 tanks will reach here in few days.

Each cryogenic tank with 20,000 litres capacity would supply 1.40 crore litres of medical oxygen, and about 15.40 crore litres from all the 11 tankers.

Advisory committee

In addition to the MEIL management, Telangana Finance Minister T. Harish Rao, a team of senior officers of the advisory committee formed under Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar have been supervising the whole operation.

The Union Defence and External Affairs Ministry…