Key Points:
- When the state is in an extreme need of Oxygen for handling the Coronavirus crisis, Mahindra has come up with a project named ‘OXYGEN ON WHEELS’.
- Anand Mahindra tweeted, “..The problem is not of oxygen production but its transportation from producing plants to hospitals & homes. We’re attempting to bridge this gap with “Oxygen on Wheels” a project implemented via Mahindra Logistics.”
- “61 Jumbo cylinders have already been delivered to 13 hospitals in urgent need,” Mahindra added.
The Mahindra and Mahindra Group led by Mahindra Group owner and Executive Chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra Mr. ANAND MAHINDRA together, are doing their bit for the country in the ongoing difficult times.
The group has always been an active participant in social initiatives right from assembling masks and smiled to sending Mahindra tractors for sanitisation; manufacturing the Covid-19-combating aerosol box to even offering free cab services for emergency use. And now, when the state is in an extreme need of Oxygen for handling the Coronavirus crisis, Mahindra has come up with a project named ‘OXYGEN ON WHEELS’.
What is ‘Oxygen on Wheels’?
- Yesterday Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra, took to Twitter to announce the ‘Oxygen on Wheels’ project that will be led by Mahindra Logistics.
- Mahindra tweeted, “Today, Oxygen is the key to reducing mortality. The problem is not of oxygen production but its transportation from producing plants to hospitals & homes. We’re attempting to bridge this gap with “Oxygen on Wheels” a project implemented via Mahindra Logistics.”
- The company has lined up around 70 Bolero pickup trucks to deliver oxygen cylinders.
- Oxygen on Wheels will employ trucks in local shuttle directions to link oxygen producers with hospitals, homes and medical institutions.
After the announcement, Mr. Anand Mahindra added, “I made a commitment to @CMOMaharashtra on Tuesday & in just 48 hours the @Mahindralog_MLL team launched the program in Pune & Chakan with 20 Boleros. 61 Jumbo cylinders have already been delivered to 13 hospitals in urgent need. I’m deeply grateful to the team.”
The Roll-Out Plan of ‘Oxygen on Wheels’
- Cities like Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, Nagpur soon will be added soon
- It will add 50-75 Bolero pickup trucks to its fleet for delivery in Maharashtra.
- There are plans to expand the programme across India.
So far, Mahindra has helped to deliver 61 jumbo cylinders to 13 hospitals in urgent need.
