The Delhi Traffic Police once again saved a life on Thursday by providing the special green corridor service to transport a live heart to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in just 12 minutes.
The patient was admitted at Delhi AIIMS hospital for heart transplant treatment. A live heart was transported from Surat to IGI Airport on September 13. A team of Delhi Traffic Police transported the heart from IGI airport to the AIIMS Hospital situated in South Delhi in just 12 minutes, covering almost 14 km. However, the normal travel time to cover the distance is around 40-45 minutes but the traffic teams green corridor proved its best.
“With maintaining traffic, our main motto is to save the lives of hundreds of people who are in emergency and need. A normal person takes 45 minutes to reach AIIMS from IGIA, but the meticulous planning and coordinated execution the staff of the Traffic unit of Delhi Police made it possible by covering the distance in just 12 minutes with the help of green corridor,” said Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic).
The flight landed at Delhi at 9:55 am and the organ and reached the AIIMS hospital at 10:05 am.
He further added that excellent planning and execution of green Corridor not only facilitated the movement of organ to AIIMS in minimum time but also ensured that there was hardly any pile up on the route and adjacent roads due to the Green Corridor.