IAF to airlift 6 oxygen containers from Dubai today
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will on Tuesday ferry six empty cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai to Panagarh in West Bengal on a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft to help tackle the oxygen crisis amid the second Covid wave, officials familiar with the matter said.
On Monday, the IAF airlifted six containers from Dubai to Panagarh for refilling.
Last week, the IAF airlifted four such containers from Singapore to Panagarh, apart from carrying out several domestic shuttles. The IAF is using a variety of aircraft for Covid relief including C-17, C-130J, IL-76, An-32, Avro, Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters.
