First Oxygen Express reaches Karnataka

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Bengaluru, May 11 (PTI) The first Oxygen Express to
Karnataka, carrying 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen
reached the city on Tuesday.
According to South Western Railway, the oxygen express
carrying six cryogenic containers with medical oxygen
weighing 120 tonnes departed from Jharkhand on Monday and
arrived at the Inland Container Depot in Whitefield here this
morning.
"A signal free 'Green Corridor' was created by the
Railways to enable swift transport of the Oxygen Express...,"
Chief Public Relations Officer of South Western Railway,
Aneesh Hegde told PTI.
"The Railways has taken a lot of care in smooth
transportation of the oxygen throughout the country by
ensuring a green corridor, efficient maintenance of assets
and several concessions such as exemption of development
surcharge, busy season surcharge, Terminal Access Charge etc
for Oxygen container transport," he said.
More than 4,700 MT oxygen has been delivered through
Oxygen Express for COVID patients across the country so far,
the official noted.
In view of the alarming rise in coronavirus cases in
Karnataka, which has been reporting close to 50,000
infections daily in the past few days, the oxygen demand grew
manifold.
Meanwhile, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in a
tweet said, "In order to provide relief to COVID-19 patients,
#OxygenExpress from Tatanagar has reached Bengaluru via Green
corridor, with 6 containers of medical oxygen." PTI GMS
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