Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last week announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown till April 14 to combat the spread of novel coronavirus.
The Centre on Monday said carrying over shipments on flights after contact with the concerned officials of their region for receiving timely delivery or receipt of shipments, the government said on Monday.
Air India and Alliance Air flights are carrying out all the necessary supply operations across India.
"(Mumbai -Delhi-Hyderabad-Chennai-Mumbai and Hyderabad - Coimbatore)- Flights on this route carried and transported ICMR kits of Shimla, Rishikesh, Lucknow and Imphal from Pune to Delhi. ICMR kits were carried to Chennai. A consignment of Hyderabad was delivered. Consignments of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry were also delivered. A consignment of Ministry of Textiles was moved to Coimbatore," the ministry said in an official statement on Monday (March 30).
"The information sharing, answering of queries and the work at ground is going on round the clock for delivering the supplies to the destinations in a timely manner so the efforts to fight the COVID-19 are multiplied and supplemented," the statement further added.
Agencies authorised by the ministry will carry shipment on these flights contact the concerned officials of their region and coordinate for timely delivery/ receipt of shipments.
In order to cater to eastern and northeastern parts of the country, an Alliance Air flight from Delhi to Kolkata carried shipments for Kolkata, Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Agartala on March 29.
In the northern region, an Indian Air Force cargo plane flew from Delhi to Chandigarh to Leh carried ICMR VTM kits and other essential cargo.
Alliance Air transferred Pune shipment to Mumbai on Air India flight.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last week announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown till April 14 to combat the spread of novel coronavirus.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 1071 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in the country and 29 fatalities have been reported.
Worldwide, coronavirus cases continue to rise dramatically, with the number of infections crossing 7 lakh on Sunday. The global death toll has crossed the 33,000 mark.
The US has the most cases with over 142,000, followed by Italy at 97,689, China at 81,999 and Spain at 80,110. Italy has recorded the highest number of deaths with 10,779, followed by Spain's death toll of 6,803, China's 3,300 and Iran's 2,640.
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