COVID-19: SWR builds loading facility for oxygen tankers
The Hindu
They will be loaded on flat wagons at Whitefield and Doddaballapur
The Bengaluru division of South Western Railway (SWR) has built a loading facility at Satellite Goods Terminal, Whitefield to facilitate movement of tanker-trucks carrying oxygen. On Saturday, the Karnataka government had written a letter to the Railway Board seeking a loading facility at Whitefield and Doddaballapur. Within 24 hours, SWR built a ramp to load oxygen tankers on flat wagons. Aneesh Hegde, Chief PRO of SWR, said, “Following the letter to the Railway Board, we are expecting a demand from the State government for transportation of liquid oxygen by tankers loaded on rail wagons (Roll-On Roll-Off). To facilitate loading of tankers, a ramp has been built at Whitefield.” The official said that the required infrastructure is in place at Doddaballapur. “From Doddaballapur, the SWR has been transporting automobiles, including cars and trucks,” he said.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.