By IANS,
Chennai : Tamil Nadu will have a fleet of modern and sophisticated ambulances for handling emergency situations, which can be availed dialling 108.
And as a step towards that Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi flagged off here Monday the Emergency Management and Research Institute’s (EMRI) ambulance service.
EMRI is promoted by B. Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman Satyam Computer Services Ltd and his brothers.
The service was launched by the state government that had signed an MoU with EMRI in May. The MoU is for 198 ambulances to be provided by the government to EMRI.
By 2010, the state will have a fleet of 600 state-of-the-art ambulances, equipped with equipment like defibrillators and ventilators and extrication tools to handle almost any emergency situation.
The ambulances will be equipped with the GIS and the GPS systems to quickly locate the scene of an emergency, said Venkat Changavalli, CEO, EMRI.
The comprehensive emergency response services (ERS) covering police, fire and medical services in the state will be introduced in a phased manner.