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India’s Emergency Transport Systems - highlighting green corridors

Explore India’s green corridors, metro, transplant routes, and IAF airlift for organ transport, streamlining emergency healthcare with precision and speed.

Pratik Kamble

11 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

Emergency Transport Systems - green corridors

India’s Emergency Transport Revolution: Green Corridors, Metros & Airlifts Saving Lives

SpotGenie Gyaan dives into how Indian cities and agencies are building smart, coordinated routes, road, rail, and air, to speed up medical emergencies and organ transport, giving patients a second chance.

Bengaluru's Green Corridor Rollout in 2023

The Bengaluru Traffic Police organized 22 green corridors in 2023, facilitating swift transport of organs and critical patients. One notable case: lungs were transported 42 km from Sakra Hospital to the airport in just 38 minutes, a route that usually takes over 90 minutes.

Delhi’s Traffic Police: Green Corridors Beat the Clock

In March 2024, Delhi created a 16 km corridor from IGI Airport to a hospital in Dwarka, covering the distance in only 18 minutes and completing 8 organ-focused green corridors just in that year’s first half.

Bengaluru’s Metro Joins the Urgency Chain

In August 2025, Namma Metro facilitated its first-ever organ transport, a donated liver traveled from Vydehi Hospital to Sparsh Hospital via metro, moving rapidly over 31 km and 32 stations in 55 minutes, saving precious time despite heavy city traffic.

IAF Lifts Organs in 'Green Air Corridors'

On June 17, 2025, the Indian Air Force flew a liver and two kidneys from Pune to Delhi using a green air corridor a coordinated priority airlift that ensured the organs were delivered safely for transplant, saving three lives.

Why This Structured Emergency Network Works

Delivers medical resources significantly faster, 1.5× to 3× speed improvement in key routes.
Reduces organ wastage and improves transplant success through better viability preservation.
Demonstrates scalable models: road clearance, metro sanctuaries, and air corridors on demand.

Conclusion

From road-borne corridors to metro-powered transport and even specially coordinated airlifts, India is crafting a powerful mesh for emergency medical logistics. Each life saved, whether via car, train, or plane, reinforces the importance of operational precision and public collaboration.