India's Longest Green Corridor Achieved from Delhi to Chennai for an Old Man's Heart Transplant Surgery at Global Hospitals

By Bipasha Mitra

The donor's heart was transported within 3 hours.

One of India's longest green corridors was achieved when an old man in Chennai required an immediate heart transplant.
The donor's heart belonged to a deceased young serviceman at Army Hospital in Delhi.
As soon as the donor's heart was harvested at 3:15pm, it was rushed to the Delhi airport in an army ambulance and from there was taken to Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Chennai in a private airline.
It took three hours to complete the whole journey.
According to Dr. Sandeep Attawar, Director of Heart Failure and Transplant Program at the hospital, not a moment was wasted after they were notified by NOTTO and TRANSTAN that a heart was available for the transplant.
NOTTO is the National Organ and TIssue Transplant Organization set up under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health.
TRANSTAN is the Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu.
Having recieved the heart on time, the patient was saved with a successful heart transplant surgery.

Source: Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Media Update

Written by

Bipasha Mitra

Vaidam Health · Updated 25 Sept 2026

After completing her Bachelors Degree in English and PG Diploma in Journalism, Bipasha started her career in writing. With an eye for detail and a creative bent of mind, she emphatically crafts patient's stories, and pens blogs and articles understanding what the readers want to know and should know for their medical treatment.

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Dr. Sandeep AttawarCardiac Surgeon

Dr. Sandeep Attawar is a prominent Cardiac Surgeon in the Hyderabad region. With a thriving experience of over 33 years, he has performed over 450 organ transplants. Dr. Attawar has been instrumental in successfully setting up three major heart centres in India and abroad. His expertise includes CABG or bypass surgery, pediatric heart surgery, heart transplants, valve repair and replacement surgery, heart hole closure surgery, etc. Dr. Sandeep is a pioneer in India’s first breathing lung transplant (XVIVO perfusion).