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| Visakhapatnam: RINL-VSP supplied over 9k tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen to states so far |
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Visakhapatnam: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), the only shore based integrated Steel plant on the Eastern coast , having its own captive Oxygen plant primarily for the process of steel making, stands with the Nation in its fight against the prevailing pandemic and has already supplied more than 9000 tones of LMO( Liquid Medical Oxygen ) to the states since onset.
Besieged with the crisis of supplying LMO to far flung places like Maharashtra , soon after when the decision was made for transportation by Indian Railways on April 18l , RINL Collective sprung into action with active participation of Indian Railways, RINL said in a release here on Friday.
Appreciating the urgency, the assessment of the Road and Rail logistics inside the plant, finalization Rail Track and the site for the RORO facility was done on April 18 itself and a RAMP for facilitating Roll On -Roll Off (RORO) services was constructed within thirty hours.
The First Oxygen Express from Maharashtra, with 7 empty cryogenic tankers having a total carrying capacity of more than 100 Ton LMO , reached the plant site in early hours at on Thursday at the newly built RAMP within the plant premises opposite the new Wire Rod Mil-2.
The filling from Oxygen was done following all safety protocols and the Controller of Explosives (AP and Pondicherry) officials inspected the Oxygen filling station and site of loading and briefed the personnel and crew members on various safety aspects to his satisfaction.
RINL Chairman and Managing Director PK Rath, and East Coast Railway DRM C K Shrivastava, along with all Directors (RINL) and senior officials of East coast Railways and VSP visited the site to take stock and expedite the process of safe dispatch.
By evening Six O’clock all the 7 tankers filled up with a total 102 tons of LMO were brought to the ramp and Roll On to the Flat wagon. Thereafter again the tyres pressures were decreased substantially to minimize the safe overall height of the tanker as supervised and to the satisfaction of railway personnel.
The tankers were again anchored to the flat wagon with strapping and D-Shackles for safe transport.
Finally the First Oxygen Expressed Chugged -off Steel Plant site at 2200 hours on Thursday for a journey of HOPE to alleviate the suffering of Covid patients in Maharashtra.
RINL collective is committed to stand with the Nation against its fight with the dreaded pandemic COVID-19.
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