Kendrapara: Boat Ambulance Service Launched in Rajanagar Area For the First Time

Kendrapara: In what could be seen as a lifeline for the people staying in the remotest villages of Rajanagar block in Kendrapara district, the administration has launched boat ambulance to provide emergency healthcare services to the people.

The boat ambulance will run for the first time in Rajanagar area in the district.

Often the 108 ambulances are unable to reach to most of the villages as they are cutoff by rivers and canals leaving residents devoid of emergency health services. With this initiative, the problems of the residents will subside greatly.

For the convenience of people, the boat ambulance service will be launched in remote areas where ambulances are not available. This will benefit the people of about five panchayats in Rajanagar block. The boat is parked at Gupti Ghat in Rajanagar block and provide emergency services to the patients from Rangani, Talchua, Baghmari, Krishnanagar, Ishwarpur and Ghadiamal panchayats.

The launch of ambulance service has brought a lifeline in the Rajanagar area.

Explaining the initiative of the administration, Collector Samarth Verma said, about 35,000 people of the five gram panchayats will benefit by the initiative. People from remotest villages and hamlets were facing problems in transporting the patients during medical emergencies. From now onwards, it will definitely help change the situation. The administration will provide all necessary help for the service.

He also added that it has been started after lot of efforts by the MLAs under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has always stood for the welfare of the people.