New Delhi: A suspected radioactive leak was reported at the cargo terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital on Sunday morning although the NDRF and NDMA teams who rushed to the spot immediately allayed any fears of a major outbreak and even gave an all clear post a thorough follow up.
The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) too tweeted that there was no radioactive leak at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
No radioactive leak at #DelhiAirport. All flight operations are absolutely normal. pic.twitter.com/pBxfPbSrtm— Delhi Airport (@Delhi_Airport) October 9, 2016
DIAL is a GMR Group-led consortium which manages and operates the airport.
According to officials from the fire tender department, the said material arrived from Paris in an Air France flight and was medicinal in nature, usually used for cancer treatment.
"A regular consignment of 16 packets of material for cancer treatment arrived by Air France AF 226 last night at 2230 hrs. Consignee is Dhiti Biotech India Pvt Ltd., and the consigner is CISBIO International. 10 packages were picked up by ground handling agency CELEBI. Officers from BARC and NDRF have given an all clear and there is no anticipation of any harm because the leak is within permissible limits," officials on the ground told CNN-News18.
Earlier, a team of NDMA and NDRF along with seven fire tenders was rushed to the spot and the area was cordoned off.
"We received a complaint from the airport authorities that Molybdenum-99 got leaked from the cargo of some aircraft. The element though is not exactly a radioactive element, but has some of its properties. It is also used in many medical procedures. We have sent seven fire tenders and the situation is under control," a senior fire official told IANS.
UPDATE: Delhi Police says leaked material is medicinal in nature. NDRF on the spot.— ANI (@ANI_news) October 9, 2016
(With inputs from agencies)
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