The GVK EMRI 108 emergency ambulance services has touched a figure of catering more than 9 lakh emergencies in Uttarakhand since its introduction in the State. Expressing happiness at this unique achievement, the State head of the GVK EMRI 108 emergency services, Manish Tinku attributed it to the affection and trust of the people of the State. He said that the data of the last seven years suggest that on the one hand the number of emergencies served has increased while on the other the percentage of busy ambulances has decreased from 12 to one which is a good achievement.
Tinku said that the service is catering 450-500 emergency calls in a day. He said that lives of more than 22000 people across the state were saved by the timely action of ambulance service.
The data released by the emergency service suggests the pregnant women of State got maximum benefit of 108 services as more than 3.48 lakh pregnant women were safely transported to the hospitals. Interestingly about 7353 safe deliveries were ensured by 108 personnel inside the ambulances.