<p>A Bengaluru-based bike rental startup is delivering oxygen cylinders to help Covid patients, mainly in rural and remote areas.</p>.<p>Operating from 12 am to 6 am, Swag Bikes, based in MG Road, is sourcing oxygen and delivering it for free, says Amit Purohit, co-founder.</p>.<p>In the last two days, conditions in Bengaluru Urban district have gone downhill, and a team of six is going around on superbikes delivering cylinders, he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>. The team has delivered cylinders to 12 critical patients in the last three days.</p>.<p>“We have received about 600 calls in just the last 24 hours, but as our team is extremely small, we’re not able to help all of them,” says Purohit.</p>.<p>The company sources the oxygen mainly from Peenya Gas on the Tamil Nadu border. “We don’t take any delivery charges. People can either give us a filled cylinder back in the next few days or directly pay the gas supplier,” he adds.</p>.<p>He says supply is low and high demand, and suppliers are overwhelmed with orders. Swag Bikes also gives out rent-free bikes to frontline workers for up to three months. The company may be contacted on 70699 99961.</p>
<p>A Bengaluru-based bike rental startup is delivering oxygen cylinders to help Covid patients, mainly in rural and remote areas.</p>.<p>Operating from 12 am to 6 am, Swag Bikes, based in MG Road, is sourcing oxygen and delivering it for free, says Amit Purohit, co-founder.</p>.<p>In the last two days, conditions in Bengaluru Urban district have gone downhill, and a team of six is going around on superbikes delivering cylinders, he told <span class="italic">Metrolife</span>. The team has delivered cylinders to 12 critical patients in the last three days.</p>.<p>“We have received about 600 calls in just the last 24 hours, but as our team is extremely small, we’re not able to help all of them,” says Purohit.</p>.<p>The company sources the oxygen mainly from Peenya Gas on the Tamil Nadu border. “We don’t take any delivery charges. People can either give us a filled cylinder back in the next few days or directly pay the gas supplier,” he adds.</p>.<p>He says supply is low and high demand, and suppliers are overwhelmed with orders. Swag Bikes also gives out rent-free bikes to frontline workers for up to three months. The company may be contacted on 70699 99961.</p>
