The GVK EMRI 108 emergency ambulance service has kept its fleet ready to meet any exigency during the festival of Holi
It is known fact that on the day of Holi, the number of emergency calls which the GVK EMRI 108 ambulance service doubles as compared with a normal day.
The state head of GVK EMRI 108 emergency service, Manish Tinku said that additional ambulances would be pressed on the day of Holi to meet the extra load. He said that on Holi the emergencies like road traffic accidents, violent brawls, and food poisoning on account of intoxication are received by the ambulance service. Tinku said that maximum numbers of emergencies are received from Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital district on the day.
He added that additional ambulances would be part of the fleet on the day. The 108 service has pushed the backup ambulances and ambulances from ‘Khushiyon Ki Sawari’ for the festival.
Tinku informed that the past experience suggests that maximum number of cases of reported during 11 am to 6 pm. He said that the ambulances would be strategically placed in the areas where maximum number of cases are reported in past. In Dehradun 12 ambulances would be stationed at ISBT, Suri Chowk, Racecourse, Prince Chowk, Ring Road Chowk, ladpur, Rispana Bridge, Mussoorie diversion, Premnanar market, Clock tower, Saharanpur chowk, Ballupur Chowk, Sahaspur and Doiwala.