Madhya Pradesh traffic police establishes 310 km green corridor from Jabalpur to Bhopal for organ transportation
traffic police successfully established a green corridor spanning approximately 310 kilometers. This corridor was initiated on a late Thursday evening, connecting Metro Hospital Jabalpur to Bansal Hospital in the state capital, Bhopal.
Initially, plans were in place to airlift the vital organ; however, due to unforeseen technical issues, the decision was made to opt for a ground route instead.
Jabalpur's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in charge of traffic, Santosh Kumar Shukla, shed light on the situation, stating, «As it was earlier decided that the organ would be airlifted from Jabalpur but due to some technical issues, it was decided to take it by road.»
The traffic arrangements for this crucial journey were meticulously coordinated. Jabalpur Traffic Police ensured a smooth passage until the border of Jabalpur, while the responsibility for further traffic management fell to the respective district police.
The motivation behind this extraordinary effort was the decision of the family of a 64-year-old man, Rajesh Saraf, a resident of Vijaynagar in Jabalpur.
Tragically, Mr. Saraf had been declared brain dead, prompting his relatives to make the noble choice of organ donation.
A dedicated team of surgeons from Bansal Hospital swiftly arrived at Jabalpur to perform the organ retrieval operation.
Dr. Gursagar Singh Sahota, a Liver Transplant Surgeon, shared insights into the mission, stating, «We received information from Metro Hospital Jabalpur that there is a patient who has unfortunately become brain dead and his family made a very good decision to donate his organs.
As soon as we got the information, we talked here and came to know that the patient’s liver is in good condition. After that our entire team came
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