Minister warns of actions for Covid protocol violations at Srinagar airport
The Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday promised to take immediate action after a passenger posted images on Twitter of people flouting social distancing protocol at the Srinagar airport.
Sanjay Raina, who posted three pictures on Twitter on Thursday morning showing passengers standing extremely close to each other during a security check at the airport.
Raina tagged Puri in his tweet, saying: “Shocking violation of #COVID19 protocol , sheer incompetence of authorities & security personnel at #SrinagarAirport. Horrible to say the least. Someone needs to take responsibility. Hats off to airline staff still managing.”
In his response, Puri said that he had discussed the matter with Arvind Singh, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI). “We will check the facts & take immediate corrective action,” the minister added.
