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Police create 35 km green corridor to help transport organs

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Last Updated : Jan 11 2019 | 10:00 PM IST

A 35 KM 'green corridor' was created to facilitate two ambulances transporting vital harvested organs, including heart and lungs, traverse busy stretches in the city, authorities said Friday.

The green channel was arranged for transportation of a Heart from Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, a 35-km stretch, in 30 minutes, a police release said.

Another was created to enable an ambulance cover a 12 km distance from Yashoda Hospital to Apollo hospital, Jubilee hills, in 12 minutes. The vehicle was transporting lungs, eyes and kidneys from Yashoda Hospital.

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First Published: Jan 11 2019 | 10:00 PM IST

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