In a move to further strengthen the emergency medical service to victims in all the 13 districts of Uttarakhand, State Health Minister Surendra Singh Negi claimed that fleet of another 32 life-saving ambulances would be introduced depending on the master road map, which was already submitted to Union Government.
He said that deployment of the life-saving ambulances in order to provide immediate medical relief to especially those villagers who are living in the fringe areas of the State would be done on the basis of master road map.
He said that Union Government was requested to sanction more funds considering the tough geographical terrains of the state.
He said that number of palanquins for shifting the patients from the remotest areas of the State would be increased depending on the requisition submitted to the department by the Chief Medical Officers of all the 13 districts of the state. Negi further said that couple of plans is in the pipeline for enhancing medical and health services in the remote areas of the State.
He said that the reaction time for providing medical relief to patients in distress has plunged by the 108-service thus helped to save the life of victims. Negi said that department lays special focus to hold medical camps on the regular basis especially in the higher parts of the State.