Medicines for cancer patients activate alarm at Lucknow airport for radioactive material, NDRF declares shipment safe

LUCKNOW: A shipment containing medicines for cancer patients activated an alarm for radioactive material in the cargo area of the international Airport in Lucknow and the shipment was declared safe by NDRF, a senior airport official said on Saturday.

An Adani Group release said that the airport operations are running smoothly and have not been impacted. Adani Group runs the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport airport in Lucknow.

"A shipment containing medicines for cancer patients activated an alarm for radioactive material in the cargo area of the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow. The National Disaster Response Force, called in to ascertain the cause of the alarm, has declared the shipment safe," said the release signed by the Chief Operating Officer of the airport.


"There was no casualty as rumoured in the media and there was no threat to life or injury. The Airport operations are running smooth and have not been impacted," it added.