The Uttarakhand government has decided to use helicopters to carry Covid-19 samples to testing laboratories if roads are blocked due to landslides. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has given directions to this effect in a recent meeting with Health Department and Disaster Management officials.
Health Secretary Amit Negi told The Indian Express that Rawat has stated that there should not be any delay in carrying samples to testing laboratories due to road blockades, and helicopters should be used to transport the samples if found necessary.
Helicopters for this purpose will be provided when the district magistrate concerned will communicate its requirement if a blocked road in a remote area cannot be opened for vehicular movement over a period of three-four days. In such situations, helicopters will fly from Dehradun to pick up the samples.
