IAF airlifts 4 sprayers for SMC, protective gear for Defence personnel

Even as efforts to fight the deadly Covid19 are underway, as many as 2700 kilograms of emergency supplies arrived at the Srinagar Airport through a special flight on Thursday.

The supplies mostly comprising sterilising equipment to beused by Srinagar Municipal Corporation was airlifted in an Indian Air Forceaircraft, AAI officials said. The official said that cargo team of AAI atMumbai Airport sent emergency inventory of almost 2700 kilograms to SrinagarMunicipal Corporation to fight COVID19.

   

“The cargo included four imported sterilizing sprayerequipment required by Srinagar Municipal Corporation,” the official said.

SMC Commissioner Gazanfar Ali said, “Two of the equipmentsprocured are of 600 litre capacity while two others are of 200 litre capacity.These will help us in sanitisation of areas such as vast fields and roads.These sprayers have a reach of sanitising area upto 200 meters.”

He said the imported machines have been recently used inItaly and China in the fight against Covid19 adding that this is first of itskind sanitising equipment to be used in Srinagar.

Director Srinagar Airport, Santosh Dhoke, said the Air Forcespecial cargo flight on Thursday also supplied protective clothing, N-95 masksand medicine for defence personnel. Dhoke said the Srinagar Airport wasexpecting more cargo supplies to be brought in by voluntary organisations andNGOs in days to come.

He said a few private airliners have also approached theMinistry of Civil Aviation to get an approval for supplying essential goods tothe Valley.

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