Where ambulances struggle to tread
The HinduAtop the Kakavadi Gandi hill located in the core area of the Papikonda National Park, a couple of tribals can be found round the clock, who are there to send a distress call for an ambulance in case of a health emergency in the tribal habitations downhill. However, the existing road conditions and lack of telecommunication networks are prime challenges in our quest to provide ambulance services to the needy,” says Dr. Jameel Basha, ASR District Medical and Health Officer. However, the existing road conditions and lack of telecommunication networks are prime challenges in our quest to provide ambulance services to the needy”Dr. Jameel BashaASR District Medical and Health Officer As many as 21 ambulances including seven Talli-Bidda Express services are available in the Rampachodavaram ITDA limits. In the Maoist-hit Agency, improved penetration of mobile phone networks and laying of motorable roads remain a challenge to be addressed in order to ensure emergency medical services to the tribes in the Godavari region.
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