As part of the ongoing Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ II to support the Nation’s fight against the Novel Coroanvirus, INS Airavat, with 8 Cryogenic Oxygen Tanks and other critical COVID Medical Stores including 3898 Oxygen Cylinders, arrived here from Singapore on Monday.
The ship departed Singapore on May 5 with Oxygen tanks and cylinders sourced through various agencies in coordination with the High Commission of India, HQ Eastern Naval Command said in a release here.
INS Airavat is part of nine ships that have been deployed for COVID relief Operation ‘Samudra Setu’ II for shipment of Liquid Medical Oxygen and associated medical equipment from friendly foreign countries in the Persian Gulf and southeast Asia.