Madhu Goud Yaskhi said he received a stamp when he arrived in Delhi from abroad on Saturday.
New Delhi:
A new batch of ink is being used in the COVID-19 quarantine stamp for international passengers at Delhi International Airport after a congressional leader complained of pain and itching due to the chemical used in it, senior officials said Monday. of the government.
“After the complaint, the Delhi state authorities have started using a new batch of ink to seal the incoming international passengers,” said one of the officials.
Under the rules, all international passengers must undergo seven days of institutional quarantine followed by seven days of home quarantine arriving in Delhi. However, certain categories of passengers such as those with negative COVID certificates from a test conducted 96 hours before the trip are exempt from institutional quarantine.
Passengers who must undergo quarantine at home are given the “home quarantine” stamp in their hands by the Delhi state authorities when they leave Delhi airport.
Madhu Goud Yaskhi, National Secretary and Spokesperson for Congress on Sunday asked Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Twitter if he could “Please investigate the chemical used at Delhi airport to stamp oncoming passengers. from abroad”.
Dear @HardeepSPuri Hee, could you please investigate the chemical used in Delhi airport to stamp passengers coming from abroad? Yesterday they stamped me @DelhiAirport And that’s what my hands look like now pic.twitter.com/Gt1tZvGc8L
– Madhu Goud Yaskhi (@MYaskhi) October 4, 2020
He said he received the stamp when he arrived from abroad in Delhi on Saturday and that it has been “continuously painful and itchy.”
Hardeep Singh Puri replied: “Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have spoken with CMD AAI (Airports Authority of India).”
However, since the Delhi airport is managed by DIAL, led by the GMR group, he responded to Madhu Goud Yaskhi on Twitter that “this batch of ink is being kept aside for the supplier to test and further desired actions” .
“We deeply regret the inconvenience caused. The ink used for printing is a standard indelible ink. We have reported the problem to the Delhi state authorities,” added DIAL.
Senior government officials said Monday that Delhi state authorities at the airport began using a new batch of ink to seal incoming international passengers.
Officials said domestic passengers arriving in Delhi must also undergo a seven-day home quarantine under the rules, but they are not stamped on their hands.
Scheduled international passenger services remain suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May and under bilateral air bubble agreements with other countries since July.
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