Mangaluru, May 10, 2021: INS Kolkata carrying 40 metric tonnes of Oxygen filled in ISO tanks, arrived from Kuwait at the New Mangalore Port at 2 pm on May 10, Monday. This is the first consignment of Covid relief materials from Kuwait that reached India. Kuwait has already made a commitment to provide oxygen tanks, concentrators to India.
On Monday, Deputy Commissioner Dr K V Rajendra, Mangaluru North MLA Dr Y Bharath Shetty and others received INS Kolkata at the Port. NMPT Chairman N V Ramana, Coast Guard DIG Venkatesh, Assistant Commissioner Madan Mohan and others were present.
Two more ships will bring four oxygen containers and the same are expected to arrive on Tuesday.