Nagpur: Guardian minister of Nagpur Shivajirao Moghe launched the Medical Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) 24x7 ambulance during the official Republic Day function at Kasturchand Park on Sunday. The ambulance service can be availed by any citizen by calling 108, a toll free number. For Nagpur district, 30 such ambulances are being made available in the first phase of the project which has been launched in seven districts of the state.
Under the MEMS project, total 937 ambulance services will be launched in state by March this year. A dream project of health minister Suresh Shetty, the project aims at reaching an ambulance free of cost in remotest areas. Fitted with a GPS and vehicle tracking system, these ambulances are expected to reach at least 11 crore population in the state. |