13.05.21 Daily [Assam] APSC Current Affairs

Soon after taking charge as the new Assam Accord Implementation minister, Atul stepped into the office of the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) at Swahid Nyas Bhawan Uzanbazar to meet the top office bearers of the student body, including chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya, his old comrade in arms.

Former Aasu president Bora’s visit to the nerve-centre of Aasu’s activism in the heart of the city is of political significance, even as the leading student body claims it to be an ‘apolitical’ organization. After the culmination of the six-year anti foreigners’ movement (1979-85) with the signing of the 1985 Assam Accord, Bora has become the first minister of the department to visit the Swahid Nyas.

The Railways has delivered nearly 14,500 tonnes of liquid medical Oxygen in over 884tankerstovarious statessince it started its operation, the national transporter said.

So far, 224 ‘Oxygen Express’trainshave completed their journey and brought relief to various states, while eight others, loaded with over 563 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen (LMO) in 35 tankers, are currently on their way.

Relief by ‘Oxygen Express’ trains has reached 13 states — Uttarakhand, Karnataka,Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Nadu,Haryana, Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.