Mangaluru: DC clears air about shortage of oxygen in Dakshina Kannada; Here's what he said
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. KV Rajendra on Monday cleared the air about the possible shortage of oxygen at the hospitals in the district. The DC noted that the district currently has adequate oxygen and that it was not facing any shortage of medical oxygen.
He also added that the district has procured enough oxygen cylinders to deal contain any possible shortage.
“Eight private hospitals in Dakshina Kannada district have oxygen storage facility while there are three refilling facilities in Mangaluru city that produce 10 tons of oxygen daily. The district also receives 20 tons of oxygen every week from other districts. So the district has enough supply of oxygen to meet the demand” he said.
He further added 800 jumbo oxygen cylinders will be supplied to the district from Kerala and further supply has also been arranged from the Jindal plant in Bellary.
“Right now we have oxygen for over 24-hours and we are still getting supplies of oxygen. So we will not slip into a crisis like shortage of oxygen” DC affirmed.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear X'mas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
