Maharashtra will soon have emergency ambulance services with all medical facilities in it once the proposal in this regard is cleared by the state government, a top Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) official said.
"GVK-Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) has initiated a dialogue with the Maharashtra government to have its service for the entire state including Mumbai," EMRI chief executive officer (CEO) Venkat Changavalli told reporters in Goa on Sunday.
He said a proposal has been given to the Maharashtra health ministry for the project.
"Initially the project was just to cover rural population in the state with 690 ambulances but now its being worked out for whole of state including Mumbai," he said.
EMRI has PPP (public-private partnership) for 11 states. It will be launching its facility in Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in November this year.
Changavalli said after Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the services will hit the roads of Maharashtra and Delhi.
"The proposal for Delhi is delayed as the government is busy with Commonwealth Games," he stated.
The EMRI, which can be reached on toll free number 108, has also got the positive response from West Bengal and Bihar governments to start the ambulance services there.
The CEO said that in last five years, EMRI has attended to 85 lakh emergencies.
"At present, we have 2,600 ambulances which cater to 12,000 emergencies per day," he said.
The company has one ambulance which caters to the needs of one lakh population (ratio) in ten states while in Goa it has one ambulance for 70,000 people.
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