Mumbai: With the airport authorities trying to satisfy passengers by providing them all possible facilities under one roof, it seems that they have ignored the needs of workers at the cargo terminal. No doctor has been assigned shifts at the terminal since the new international terminal 2, T2, opened.
Initially, the medical inspection team used to allot rotational shifts to its doctors for the international, domestic and cargo terminals. But since February 12, the doctors are only assigned at T2 and domestic terminals. Vijay Chitre, president of Maharashtra Maal Vahtuk Sena, said, “I have been constantly writing letters to GVK (the airport operator) about their carelessness towards the workers. Maximum revenue is earned from Cargo but they care the least about the support staff here. Neither nurses nor doctors are present at Cargo. Doctors, however, rush from T2 to attend a need in Cargo. It was only after we asked for it that a dedicated ambulance has now been arranged.” The official spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said, “At the cargo facility, we have a dedicated medical centre operated by qualified paramedic nurses.
07/04/14 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
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Initially, the medical inspection team used to allot rotational shifts to its doctors for the international, domestic and cargo terminals. But since February 12, the doctors are only assigned at T2 and domestic terminals. Vijay Chitre, president of Maharashtra Maal Vahtuk Sena, said, “I have been constantly writing letters to GVK (the airport operator) about their carelessness towards the workers. Maximum revenue is earned from Cargo but they care the least about the support staff here. Neither nurses nor doctors are present at Cargo. Doctors, however, rush from T2 to attend a need in Cargo. It was only after we asked for it that a dedicated ambulance has now been arranged.” The official spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said, “At the cargo facility, we have a dedicated medical centre operated by qualified paramedic nurses.
07/04/14 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
