29th Oxygen Express with 127 tonnes of LMO arrives in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jun 8: The 29th Oxygen Express reached here from Rourkela in Odisha carrying 126.78 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen, the South Western Railway said on Tuesday.
This train brought the LMO in 6 Cryogenic Containers, the SWR said in a statement.
According to the SWR, Karnataka has received 3,340.77 tonnes of LMO by Rail.
It added that the Railways has run 383 Oxygen Expresses and transported more than 26,891 tonnes of LMO in 1,567 tankers to all over the country.
The demand for LMO rose following the rise in COVID cases in the state.
#OxygenExpress No.29 loaded from Rourkela with 126.7 MT LMO reached Bengaluru at 1.50 PM.
— South Western Railway (@SWRRLY) June 8, 2021
ಆಕ್ಸಿಜನ್ ಎಕ್ಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ಸಂ: 29, ಒಡಿಶಾದ ರೌರ್ಕೆಲದಿಂದ 126.7 ಮೆ ಟನ್ ಆಕ್ಸಿಜನ್ ಹೊತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ 1.50ಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿತು. #Unite2FightCorona@PIBBengaluru @DHFWKA pic.twitter.com/ayE4P9YSUi
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
