By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/JAJPUR/ANGUL: Odisha DGP Abhay means business with professionalism and his pro-active ADGP (Law and Order), YK Jethwa working overtime with DIGs of Western, Central and North-Central Police Ranges, and results were now in ground with SPs of Jajpur, Rourkela, Angul and Dhenkanal ensuring smooth and hassle free transportation of medical oxygen to various COVID-19 Hospitals across India.
Moved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s statesmanship during national crisis like COVID-19 onslaught, Odisha Police till last reports came in from State Police Headquarters’, in Cuttack, so far escorted 306 tankers/containers carrying 5598.692 MT medical oxygen. More are leaving on Wednesday.As many as 32 tankers were dispatched from Angul with 533 MT, 76 from Dhenkanal with 1167.74 MT, 79 from Jajpur with 1630.46 MT and 119 from Rourkela with 2267.492 MT.
Further, 90 tankers with 1847.66 MT of oxygen were sent to Andhra Pradesh, 87 tankers with 1446.519 MT of oxygen were sent to Telengana. Tamilnadu received 07 tanker filled with 136.42 MT of medical oxygen. Similarly, Haryana received 37 tankers filled with 702.022MT of oxygen. 14 tankers with 234.36 MT of oxygen were sent to Maharashtra, while 214.391 MT of oxygen filled in 14 tankers have left for Chhattisgarh. As many as 25 tankers have carried around 454.73 MT of oxygen to Uttar Pradesh and 29 nos of tankers with 500.17 MT of oxygen were sent to Madhya Pradesh. 2 tankers with 33 MT of oxygen were sent to Delhi and 1 tanker with 29.32 MT sent to Punjab in last 13 days.
Based on the directive of Chief Minister Patnaik, a Special Cell was formed under Y K Jethwa, ADG (L&O) as the Nodal Officer for coordinated action for loading and transportation of medical oxygen by Odisha to States facing deficit. A Dedicated Corridor has been set up with round the clock monitoring. District SsP/DCsP and Range DIG/IG/CP are supervising the movement personally within their jurisdictions.
Odisha Police is committed to ensure that there is no delay in loading and transporting so as to promptly serve thousands of needy patients in UP, MP, Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Tamilnadu and other needy states. Odisha Police will do our utmost for prompt service to assist the needy states.
