New Delhi Apr 26 PTI A Delhi Transport Corporation DTC bus caught fire on Tuesday afternoon on Vikas Marg area here officials saidThe fire department received information about the blaze around 225 pm following which a fire tender was rushed to the spot to douse the flamesThe fire was brought under control at 250 pm and no one was injured in the incident they added PTI NIT NIT TDS TDS

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI A Delhi Transport Corporation DTC bus plying on route number 39 caught fire on Thursday night in Paharganj area of the city fire officials saidThey said they were informed around 910 pm about a fire in a DTC AC bus following which three fire tenders were rushed to the spotThe blaze was brought under control by 930 pm they said adding no one was injuredEarlier in the day a fire broke out in the forest area near RajghatSeven to eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was brought under control by 225 pm PTI NIT VN VN

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI A Delhi Transport Corporation DTC bus caught fire on Thursday night in the Paharganj area of the city fire officials saidThe officials stated that they received the information around 920 pm following which three fire tenders were rushed to the spotEarlier in the day a fire broke out in the forest area near Rajghat Seven to eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was brought under control at 225 pm PTI NIT NIT KVK KVK

New Delhi Dec 24 PTI The Delhi Transport Corporation on Friday approved the procurement of 15 tankers for transportation of medical oxygen amid rising COVID-19 cases and Omicron threatThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Transport Corporation DTC board chaired by Transport Minister Kailash GahlotChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had after a high level review meeting on Thursday said that his government would procure 15 tankers that would be available in the next three monthsThe 15 oxygen tankers will have a capacity of 10 15 and 20 tonnes The total capacity of all the tankers will be 225 MT said a statement by the Delhi governmentFive tankers each will have 10 15 and 20 tonnes capacity Manpower for the operation of these tankers will be recruited by DTC and each tanker will be manned by a driver and a helper in shifts of eight hours each it saidDuring the second wave of COVID-19 the AAP-led Delhi government had decided that a dedicated fleet of liquid medical oxygen LMO tankers would be procured and DTC was given the responsibility to procure them for the health departmentThe oxygen supply chain management had undergone severe pressure due to an exponential rise in demand for LMO during the second wave Gahlot saidIn order to avoid a situation in case an unfortunate third wave occurs we have prepared an exhaustive management plan for ensuring that no Delhiite suffers from lack of oxygen he saidDuring the second wave a DTC control room was converted into an oxygen war room and buses were used to carry oxygen cylinders to hospitals and Covid care centresPTI VIT SRY