NEW DELHI : At a time when the national lockdown has paralysed the transport industry, the national capital’s IGI Airport has emerged as a vital tool in the country’s efforts to restock key medical supplies across the country and to repatriate foreigners.
The 21-day-long national lockdown which has been deemed necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19, has dealt a heavy blow to commerce, leading to a temporary closure of shopping malls, dine-in restaurants, grounding of aircraft, shutting down of factories and deserted market places.
Nevertheless, IGI Airport has been a busy place, as employees are unhindered to make the key infrastructure facility functional, thereby, allowing repatriation of stranded passengers and to connect India with the global supply chains via cargo ops.
