When PM Narendra Modi's timely intervention saved life of ailing eight-day-old child

Prime Minister served as the saviour for an eight-day-old girl child from Assam.

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Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi served as the saviour for an eight-day-old girl child from Assam who was suffering from serious medical condition.

According to Mail Today, the girl was airlifted from Dibrugarh to be admitted to Delhi's Gangaram Hospital.

A traffic-free passage for the rescue team was ensured by the PM's intervention in the nick of time.

"He is our God today. We sought help from several influential people, including a top IPS officer from northeast working with Delhi police. Nobody did anything. We did not know what would happen to our daughter," Dhrubajyoti Kalita, father of the newborn was quoted as saying by the media house.

The infant was reportedly diagnosed with meconium aspiration syndrome intitally.

This is said to be a medical condition when first stool of the baby enters the lungs and on the child inhaling the contaminated fluid, it causes respiratory disorders.

It can be fatal.

But the Gangaram doctors said that the baby has persistent pulmonary hypertension, as per the report.

She is also said to be out of danger and making progress.

Doctors at Aditya Hospital in Dibrugarh, arranged an air ambulance for the baby which was scheduled to land at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport around 7 pm.

At this time, the traffic on Delhi roads is at its peak.

"The way we were received at the airport was beyond our imagination. Delhi police was extremely cordial and professional. We cannot thank enough the Prime Minister and Delhi police," the mother was further quoted as saying by Mail Today.

Kalita works in Bhramaputra Cracker and Polymer and mother, Himakshi Saharia is a primary school teacher.