04 August,2017 06:26 PM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
The Maharashtra government has launched a motorbike ambulance service to provide swift medical assistance to patients
The Maharashtra government has launched a motorbike ambulance service to provide swift medical assistance to patients.
Designed as an emergency first responder, the ambulances, available through '108' free helpline, have teams of paramedics providing treatment, especially in places inaccessible to larger ambulances, to patients during the golden hour.
As part of a pilot project, 10 motorbike ambulances were launched at Marine Drive in south Mumbai yesterday by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.
"Motorbike ambulances will be useful in Mumbai during peak hours of traffic and in Melghat like regions where 4 wheeler ambulance can't reach," CMO tweeted.
Under the first phase of the project, these motorbikes have been deployed in Bhandup, Malad, Mankhurd, Dharavi, Nagpada, Charkop, Goregoan, Thakur Village, Kalina and Khar-Danda. They are being operated by BVG, a leading integrated service provider.
