40 MT oxygen arrives at New Mangalore Port from KuwaitThe distribution of the oxygen will be decided by the state government
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INS Kolkata reached New Mangalore Port on Monday. Credit: NMPT
INS Kolkata reached New Mangalore Port on Monday carrying 40 MT of medical oxygen filled in ISO tanks from Kuwait.
It also carried 200 oxygen cylinders packed in 10 pallets weighing 10 MT and four high flow oxygen concentrators.
The vessel arrived at berth number 7 and the work of unloading the tanks is in progress.
The distribution of the oxygen will be decided by the state government.
As part of the Samudra Setu -II, the Indian Naval ship had recently reached Port Shuwaikh in Kuwait to get liquid medical oxygen and other medical items to India.
Earlier, ‘INS Talwar,’ carrying 40 metric tonnes (MT) of liquid medical oxygen filled in ISO cryogenic containers had arrived at the New Mangalore Port (NMP) on May 6.