INS Kolkata arrives at New Mangalore Port with medical supplies from Qatar and Kuwait
Mangaluru, May 10: In support of the fight against Covid-19 and as part of the Indian Navy's ongoing operation 'Samudra Setu II', INS Kolkata arrived at New Mangalore Port on Monday carrying critical medical supplies including liquid medical oxygen from Qatar and Kuwait, a defence official said.
"The ship brought in 400 bottles of Oxygen and two containers of 30 MT Liquid Medical Oxygen that were embarked at Qatar and Kuwait. The ship left Port Shuwaikh, Kuwait on May 5," the official said.
The entire shipment is delivered to Indian Oil Corporation Limited for further necessary action, he added.
According to him, INS Airavat is reaching Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh with a consignment of Eight 20 T cryogenic oxygen tanks (empty), 3,150 oxygen cylinders (empty), 500 Filled oxygen cylinders, seven oxygen concentrators, 10,000 Rapid Antigen Test kits and 450PPE kits from Singapore.
Further, INS Trikand will be reaching Mumbai with two 27-MT oxygen filled containers from Qatar.
The Navy had launched 'Operation Samudra Setu II to bring by sea the much-needed oxygen and associated medical supplies from friendly foreign countries.
NMPT today handled 02 medical oxygen Containers of 20 MT each, 10 pallets of 200 oxygen cylinders of 10 MT, 04 high flow oxygen concentrators of 10 ltrs each carried by INS Kolkata donated by Govt of Kuwait. @shipmin_india @Indportsassn @portwingsnews pic.twitter.com/svcg6L49db
— New Mangalore Port Trust (@NewMngPort) May 10, 2021
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UP Cong chief Ajay Rai hospitalised after fainting, stable
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai was hospitalised here after he fell unconscious due to low sodium levels, party leaders said on Saturday.
They said he was admitted to Medanta Hospital on Friday evening and is stable.
"Ajay Rai was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow at around 6 pm on Friday after he fell unconscious as his sodium levels had dropped. He fell unconscious at his residence in Lucknow. For the entire day, he was engaged in party programmes and had also gone to the airport," Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi told PTI.
Congress in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pande told PTI, "Now, he (Ajay Rai) is stable and I am also reaching Lucknow."
Medanta Hospital Director Dr Rakesh Kapoor told PTI that Rai collapsed at his home on Friday evening and was subsequently admitted to the hospital's emergency ward.
Medical examinations revealed that Rai was suffering from a sodium deficiency and elevated blood pressure. Doctors administered immediate treatment and he is doing significantly better now, Kapoor said.
A team of doctors is monitoring his health. Rai is conversing with others and his condition is stable, he added.
In a post on X late Friday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Rai a speedy recovery.
Rai hails from Varanasi and had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against Modi from the parliamentary constituency. The Congress appointed him as the Uttar Pradesh unit chief in 2023.
