Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated 47 new advanced life support ambulances through virtual mode on the occasion of Maha Bishuba Sankranti.
The Chief Minister also wished people on the occasion of Odia New Year and expressed confidence that with the cooperation of people, the state can beat the second wave of coronavirus.
The ambulances have been provisioned on the direction of the Chief Minister who had directed for launch of more advanced life support ambulances to boost the reach and scale of emergency patient transportation.
These ambulances have been funded from various sources including MPLAD, CSR, DMF and OMBADC.
Out of these 47 ambulances, 28 will be managed under 108 emergency ambulance service and 19 deployed at medical colleges and hospitals to facilitate emergency patient transportation at their level.
