The Diwali celebrations in Uttarakhand saw a total of 619 emergency calls being made to the GVK EMRI 108 emergency service in different parts of the State — the highest figure on Diwali day in five years. Of these calls, the maximum- 149 cases were from Dehradun district. More than 400 persons were admitted to hospitals for various reasons on Thursday.
According to information provided by the service providers, the GVK EMRI 108 emergency service provided necessary assistance in 501 of the 619 emergency calls received during the festivities. These cases included road accidents, fires, altercations, child deliveries and others.
According to official data, on October 23, of the total 619 emergency calls, the highest- 149 calls were from Dehradun district followed by Udham Singh Nagar district with 103 calls and Haridwar and Nainital districts with 63 calls each. A total of 192 pregnancy cases including five births in ambulance were also registered on Diwali. The calls received by the emergency service also included 82 pertaining to police cases and seven fire related cases whereas in general the number of fire cases reported to this service are negligible. A total of 54 cases of road accidents were also registered and here again, Dehradun district topped the list with 16 cases of road accidents. According to the GVK EMRI 108 emergency service State head Manish Tinkoo, “It is a matter of pride for our entire team that at a time when most people were celebrating the festival of Diwali at home with their family members, our staff worked diligently to provide necessary assistance to citizens in emergency situations.”
Statistically, a total of 4275 calls were received on October 23, of which 619 were emergency calls with 501 of these being registered as emergencies (medical, police and fire). Of the total emergency cases- 473 were medical cases of which 455 were admitted to hospital, 11 were administered first-aid and seven were categorised as others. Apart from 82 police cases and seven cases of fire various types of medical emergencies were also registered during the festivities. The medical emergencies included 192 pregnancies including five births in ambulance; 98 injuries including 54 in road accidents and 44 in other scenarios; 40 cases of acute abdominal problem, 14 cardiac cases and 21 cases related to respiratory problem.