An official stated on Thursday that 41 ambulances have been dispatched to the location of the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, where 41 workers are still trapped.
According to Mukesh Nautiyal, the project manager for the Operation 108 Ambulance initiative, of the 41 ambulances, 31 are part of “108,” and the remaining 10 were given by the government.
“There are 41 ambulances where 31 ambulances are of ‘108’ while the other 10 have been provided by the administration. Out of 31, 7 are ALS, while others are BLS. ALS stands for Advanced Life Support, and BLS is Basic Life Support. 27 ambulances are here, and there are 5 ambulances near the tunnel. All the ambulances are well equipped, it’s like a mini emergency,” Nautiyal exclaimed.
According to Narendra Badoni, the District Program Officer of 108 Ambulance, serious patients will be moved to an ambulance designated as “Advanced Life Support” and all ambulances will be assigned numbers.
“We have been given the direction that as the workers will be rescued from the Silkyara tunnel, the ambulances will be numbered, and we will be informed which ambulance will go where. Serious patients will be shifted to ALS, and normal patients will be kept in BLS. ALS is advanced life support with a cardiac monitor, and BLS is basic life support,” he said.
Earlier today, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wished for the safety of 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel and urged the Government to provide proper compensation to them.