Karnataka receives 160 tonnes of oxygen from Jamshedpur
Bengaluru, May 20: Karnataka on Thursday received the fifth consignment of Oxygen Express from Jamshedpur carrying 160 tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen in eight containers, the South Western Railway said.
"The 5th #OxygenExpress to Karnataka arrived at Whitefield, Bengaluru at 1:55 AM, with 160T LMO in 8 containers from Tatanagar," the SWR tweeted.
With this, the state received 640 metric tonnes of LMO by rail so far.
On Tuesday, the state had received 120 tonnes of LMO from Jamshedpur.
The demand for oxygen has gone up with the rise is COVID cases in the state.
There were 34,281 fresh infections and 468 fatalities on Wednesday while there are 5.59 lakh active cases in the state.
The state had urged the Centre to supply 1,200 tonnes of oxygen.
The 5th #OxygenExpress to Karnataka arrived at Whitefield, Bengaluru at 1:55 AM, with 160T LMO in 8 containers from Tatanagar.
— South Western Railway (@SWRRLY) May 20, 2021
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ 5ನೇ ಆಕ್ಸಿಜನ್ ಎಕ್ಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್: ಟಾಟಾನಗರದಿಂದ 8 ಕಂಟೈನರ್ (160 ಟನ್) ಆಕ್ಸಿಜನ್ ಹೊತ್ತ ರೈಲು ರಾತ್ರಿ1:55ಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿದೆ.@PIBBengaluru pic.twitter.com/pgABky88fK
The Fifth Oxygen Express reached ICD Whitefield in #Bengaluru at 1:55 am Thursday which had started from Tatanagar, Jharkhand on 18 May. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/7H5mwDBMSI
— Express Bengaluru (@IEBengaluru) May 20, 2021
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
