Mangaluru, May 21: Dharmasthala dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade has provided 100 oxygen concentrators to needy Covid care centres in hospitals through Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP).
The concentrators have been purchased and are being sent to hospitals where they are required, SKDRDP executive director L H Manjunath said in a press release here.
Of the 100 oxygen concentrators, 40 have been provided to patients under home isolation in Bengaluru.
A concentrator bank has been set up at the planning office in Bengaluru to make them available for needy patients, he said.
Considering the Covid situation in north Karnataka, 10 oxygen high-flow machines would be immediately installed at KIMS hospital, Kubballi, district hospital, Chitradurga, and SDM hospital, Dharwad.
Ventilators are also being purchased to make them freely available to patients severely affected with Covid-19, Manjunath said in the release.
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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.
