Mahindra Group’s logistics division has rolled out the ‘Oxygen on Wheels’ initiative to bridge the gap between oxygen production and its transportation in India, especially in Maharashtra, amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At a time when the oxygen crisis has been responsible for the death of many Covid-19 patients, Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra Group, has announced this initiative to help reach oxygen cylinders to different parts of the country to help people.

The company has lined up around 70 Bolero pickup trucks to deliver oxygen cylinders. Anand Mahindra took to social media to announce the initiative. 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.”

Mahindra wrote, “The rollout plan includes Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, Nagpur going live with another 50-75 Bolero pickups on the road in the next 48 hours.” So far, Mahindra has helped to deliver 61 jumbo cylinders to 13 hospitals in urgent need.

Maharashtra is India’s worst-affected state in the pandemic with 46,02,472 cases and 68,813 people dead. Though the Oxygen on Wheels initiative will initially cater to the needs of people in Maharashtra, Mahindra will soon roll out this convoy of oxygen cylinders to other parts of the country as well. Mahindra said, “We have started in Maharashtra but will expand this through the country relying on the support of our trusted dealership network & the assistance of local administrations to succeed.”