New Delhi: Flight operations at Delhi Airport have resumed after few hours of shut down.
The operations were halted after reports of radioactive leak in the premises surfaced.
However, the radioactive leak was within permissible limits, according to sources.
Earlier there were reports that a suspected radioactive leak occurred from a medical shipment at T3 cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, following which the area was cordoned off.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) were rushed to the airport.
"A call was received from the airport around 10.45 AM regarding suspected radioactive leak from medical equipment," said Atul Garg, Chief Fire Officer.
As per initial reports, the radioactive leak was from Air France aircraft and the radioactive medicine that was transported from Paris to Delhi leaked in the cargo area.
Flight AF 226 was carrying a private consignment that was scheduled to be delivered to Delhi's Okhla Industrial Area. An eyewitness said, "I was unloading the plane when I found packets with the word Radioactive stamped on them. I immediately informed my superiors."
09/10/16 Ilma Hasan/India Today
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The operations were halted after reports of radioactive leak in the premises surfaced.
However, the radioactive leak was within permissible limits, according to sources.
Earlier there were reports that a suspected radioactive leak occurred from a medical shipment at T3 cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, following which the area was cordoned off.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) were rushed to the airport.
"A call was received from the airport around 10.45 AM regarding suspected radioactive leak from medical equipment," said Atul Garg, Chief Fire Officer.
As per initial reports, the radioactive leak was from Air France aircraft and the radioactive medicine that was transported from Paris to Delhi leaked in the cargo area.
Flight AF 226 was carrying a private consignment that was scheduled to be delivered to Delhi's Okhla Industrial Area. An eyewitness said, "I was unloading the plane when I found packets with the word Radioactive stamped on them. I immediately informed my superiors."
09/10/16 Ilma Hasan/India Today
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