Mangalaru: Ambulances under the department of health and family welfare could well go the \'108\' way if all goes according to plan. At present, the state government offers 108 ambulance service to the needy under the Arogya Kavach scheme with GVK Foundation running it on behalf of the state government. \r\n
Now the department intends to give the ambulances a similar facelift. Making an assessment of the 800-odd ambulances that are run and maintained by his department, U T Khader, minister of health and family welfare, said \"If we have ambulances, there are no drivers. When there are drivers, there is no fuel. When everything is in order, the vehicle suffers a mechanical breakdown when it’s most needed.\"
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