VASCO: Following a request on social media by the
Mormugao deputy collector
for
ambulances
to transport Covid patients, many residents quickly came forward to provide their vehicles.
Speaking to TOI, deputy collector
Mormugao
Sachin Desai said, “We have received three private vehicles and another 2-3 will join the fleet soon.”
Health
officials had reported that the 108 ambulances attached to the Chicalim Sub District hospital were overburdened with calls from across Mormugaa taluka. Hence, patients had to wait for hours for the vehicles to arrive.
Responding to the request, deputy sarpanch of Chicalim Kamla Prasad Yadav deputed his SUV to the hospital along with the driver.
An advanced life support ambulance was sponsored by Sierra Circuits (India) Pvt Ltd following a special request from SMRC hospital’s chief operating officer Sangeeta Jain.
“A cabbie, Baba Al-Baksh, approached us saying that he operates a taxi business and is ready to provide 2-3 taxis along with fuel and driver. The vehicles will be dedicated for Covid-19 patients till the end of the pandemic. We have called him to chalk out further details. People are also offering drivers and cost of fuel as charity from their side,” Desai said.
Social worker and former panch Roquezinho D'Souza on Tuesday arranged two ambulances that will operate in Velsao and
Cortalim
.
One ambulance will be attached to Velsao panchayat and the other will deployed in the Cortalim area. These ambulances will help transport people for vaccination, admissions or shifting of patients to hospitals.
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