"Will bring 80-90 ambulances to improve emergency response time": Telangana Health Minister
Dec 02, 2024
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 2 : Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha announced on Monday that the state government will bring an additional 80-90 ambulances in the next two months to reduce the emergency response time.
The Health Minister highlighted the government's ongoing efforts to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
"Our policy is to strengthen infrastructure in the Health sector," he added.
"New 230 ambulances were introduced. In the coming two months we will bring another 80 to 90 ambulances. So that emergency response time is reduced to 10 minutes," the Telangana health minister said.
In November, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy called for the celebration of "Praja Palana Vijayotsavalu" to mark the first anniversary of the Congress government, from December 1 to 9. The celebrations will highlight the achievements of the first year of governance and outline plans, said the press release
The Chief Minister had ordered the officials to make arrangements on a grand scale for the celebrations by involving all departments. The government will explain the achievements in the first year of rule as well as the plans for future programs during the celebrations.
The Chief Minister decided to organise a victory rally with unemployed youth in Peddapalli districts on December 4. Arrangements will be made to hand over appointment letters to 9,000 selected candidates through various recruitments, including Group 4, at the venue, it said.
Police officials have been instructed to manage traffic efficiently in Hyderabad from December 7 to 9 to ensure the smooth conduct of the anniversary celebrations. Traffic diversions will be implemented along key roads like Secretariat, Necklace Road, and Tank Bund Road during the event, the release said.