Hyderabad police creates green corridor to help transport organs

ANI  |  Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] 

The police on Thursday here created a 35 kilometres green corridor to enable two ambulances to transport organs.

According to Anil Kumar, Additional Commissioner, Traffic, City, "the officers arranged for of live organ (Heart) from Yashoda Hospital, to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad and of Live Organs (lungs, eyes & kidneys) from to Apollo Hospital, "

The distance between Yashoda Hospital, to Rajiv is 35 kilometres which was covered in 30 minutes, while, the distance between Yashoda Hospital, to Apollo Hospital, is 12 kilometres that was covered in 12 minutes.

The medical team carrying live organs (heart) left at 9.45am from and reached Rajiv at 10:15 AM and medical team carrying live organs (Lungs, Eyes & Kidneys) left Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad at 10:17am and reached Apollo Hospital, at 10:29 am.

The efforts of and Cyberabad Police in the of live organs (heart, lungs, eyes & kidneys) were applauded by the management of Yashoda Hospital, Sec-Bad and Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.

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First Published: Fri, January 11 2019. 16:25 IST