A green corridor was created in the Twin City to airlift a critical patient to Surat in Gujarat for advance treatment.
The green corridor was created between the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack and the Biju Patnaik International Airport here.
The critical patent, Indramani, is the father of Surat Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani. He had been under treatment at the medicine ward of the SCB Hospital for last few days.
Earlier in the day, the Commissionerate police had issued high alert for the green corridor and directed all concerned traffic cops and police station IICs for clearance of the route. A special well-equipped ambulance was used for the purpose.
This was the fifth time that a green corridor was made in the State for shifting of patients.