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Pradeep Kumar

11/05/21 09:00 AM IST

SAMUDRA SETU II

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As part of Operation Samudra Setu II, Indian Naval Ship Trikand was deployed to augment shipment of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) cryogenic containers from Hamad Port, Qatar to Mumbai.

Highlights
  • The consignment carried is part of the French mission “Oxygen Solidarity Bridge” to support India’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
  • This was the maiden voyage of transshipping of French Air Liquide containers from Qatar to India. 
Operation samudra setu
  • It was launched along with Vande Bharat Mission (VBM).
  • VBM is the biggest civilian evacuation exercise to bring back Indian citizens stranded abroad amidst thecoronavirus-induced travel restrictions.
  • It hassurpassed the large-scale airlift of 1,77,000 people in 1990 at the onset of the Gulf War.
  • Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Airavat, Shardul and Magar participated in this operation.
Source: PIB 

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