Under the 108-Sanjivani Express free ambulance service, Chhattisgarh Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo on Thursday flagged off 20 new Basic Life Support System (BLSS) ambulances from his residence-cum-office.
Now, there are a total 300 free ambulances including 270 of BLSS and 30 of Advanced Life Support System (ALSS) operated by the Health Department in the state.
The Health Department had signed a MoU with private ambulance service company for running 300 free ambulances, a press release said.
A ventilator, de-fabricator and infusion pump facility has been provided in ALSS ambulances for critical patients.
The ALSS ambulance facility is available in Sukma, Dantewada, Rajnandgaon, Surguja, Durg, Janjgir-Champa, Kondagaon, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Kanker, Raipur, Korba, Kabirdham, Korea, Balod, Bastar, Bijapur, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Narayanpur, Jashpur, Surajpur, Gariaband, Mahasamund, Dhamtari and Mungeli districts, the release said.