A green corridor spanning approximately 200 kilometers was established between Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh to facilitate the transport of a kidney harvested from a brain-dead man, officials said on Tuesday.
Police were enlisted to create the green corridors, swiftly clearing traffic to enable ambulances to swiftly transport organs for transplantation.
According to Dr. Rakesh Bhargava, a member of the State-Level Authorization Committee for organ donation, Harishankar Dhimole (56), a teacher at a government primary school in Sagar district, was admitted to Bansal Hospital in Bhopal on April 12 after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
"Dhimole was declared brain dead during treatment, and following consent from his family for organ donation, his kidneys were harvested on Monday," Dr. Bhargava explained.
One of the kidneys was successfully transplanted to a recipient in need at Bansal Hospital, while the other kidney was swiftly transported through the green corridor to Choithram Hospital in Indore for another patient, Dr. Bhargava added.
Dr. Amit Bhatt, Deputy Director (Health Services) at Choithram Hospital, noted, "Thanks to the green corridor, it took only two hours and 45 minutes to transport the kidney from Bhopal to Indore, compared to the usual three-and-a-half to four hours for this journey."
Expressing gratitude, Dhimole's son, Himanshu, said, "My father's decision to donate his organs has provided a fresh lease of life to two individuals. It fills our family with immense pride. Words cannot adequately express this sentiment."
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