Delhi Airport To Repatriate COVID Victim’s Body from Jordan

New Delhi , December 7: The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) on Monday informed the High Court that it has agreed to follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Centre for repatriation of the body of migrant labourer, who died due to COVID-19 on November 4 in Jordan.

IAL’s counsel informed a single-judge bench of Justice Navin Chawla that he will get in touch with the officials concerned over what is required and what can be done. After the submission made by DIAL, the bench disposed of the petitions directing the counsel of DIAL to inform the petitioner’s lawyer about the formalities required in the process.

The court was hearing a petition filed by a bereaved father seeking direction to Delhi Airport to grant permission for repatriation of his son’s body, who succumbed to COVID-19 in Jordan. Jahiruddin, through his advocate Subhash Chandran KR told the court that Abdul Kalam, his 26-year-old son, is an Indian citizen who passed away on November 4, 2020, at his workplace in Jordan due to COVID-19.

The news comes after Delhi airport Authorities and GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) on December 5, announced that the Delhi airport will have 2 cargo terminals with state-of-the art temperature-controlled zones to handle covid vaccines as in when they arrive. While GHAC will have temperature-sensitive pharma and vaccine storage and processing zones.

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