New Delhi: Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a GMR Group-led consortium dealt with its 100th Covid Relief flight on Wednesday which was carrying about 10 metric tonnes of medical support from Russia.
Delhi Airport is taken into account India’s largest hub airport for dealing with and distribution of Covid-19 associated support from the place it’s distributed to completely different components of the nation.
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According to the press launch, Delhi Airport hass efficiently dealt with 100 COVID-19 reduction flights which introduced in support from over 36 nations through the second wave. “Between April 27, 2021 and May 25, 2021, Delhi Airport handled 1,750 Metric Tonnes of relief material that arrived from several countries such as the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Russia, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Denmark, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Australia, Czech Republic, Romania, Singapore, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Japan, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman, Doha, Kazakhstan, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Taiwan, Kuwait and UAE (Dubai),” it stated.
“The airport plays a critical role as a trans-shipment hub to connect under-served countries/ regions to rest of the world. Our teams are working 24×7 to provide uninterrupted services and ensure consignments are processed and cleared in the least possible time,” Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO-DIAL was quoted as saying.
The press releasen states that during this period, some of the largest military and commercial aircrafts were handled, which include Antonov-124, C-130 Globemasters, C-5, C-17, and IL-76 among other freighters. These planes brought in consignments of various relief material such as Oxygen generating plants, Oxygen Concentrators, Oxygen Cylinder, Masks, Ventilators, Remdesivir injection, Patient beds, and medicines like Remdesivir/Toclizumab etc
All the relief material is taken to the JEEVODAY warehouse after Customs clearance, from where they will be sorted and distributed to other parts of the country by GOI Agency M/s. HLL. Distribution is done immediately after it is brought to the warehouse.
The Russian relief materials were received by Indian Red Cross Society at Delhi.
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