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HC raises concern over medical services in Maha
Bombay HC directed Maharashtra govt to finalise within two months the scheme proposed to provide medical facilities to victims.
Mumbai: Raising concerns over delay in
implementation of emergency medical services, the Bombay High
Court today directed Maharashtra government to finalise within
two months the scheme proposed to provide medical facilities
to victims of highway accidents and natural and other
calamities in urban areas.
"The scheme should have been finalised and put in place on emergency basis. Accidents occur everyday on highways," a division bench headed by Justice D D Sinha said, while hearing a public interest litigation filed by lawyer Dipesh Siroya.
Under the scheme, to be implemented by Public Health Department, the government has proposed to purchase 937 fully equipped ambulances for emergency medical services. The court was today informed by government pleader Vijay Patil that 690 ambulances would be stationed on state and national highways passing through Maharashtra and the remaining ambulances would be allocated to municipal corporations across the state.
Patil told the court that the scheme would be implemented in phases and after the last phase, every stretch of 100 kilometres on highways would have at lease one fully equipped ambulance manned by trained staff.
Patil sought time to allow the state government to finalise the scheme and spots where the ambulances should be stationed on highways.
The court therefore directed the state government to finalise details of the scheme, and also tender process for purchasing ambulances within two months. Siroya in his petition had sought directions to the government to provide ambulances and also set up emergency medical treatment facilities on highways contending that the number of fatalities caused due to accidents could be reduced substantially if primary medical treatment is provided to accident victims within an hour of the incident.
PTI
"The scheme should have been finalised and put in place on emergency basis. Accidents occur everyday on highways," a division bench headed by Justice D D Sinha said, while hearing a public interest litigation filed by lawyer Dipesh Siroya.
Under the scheme, to be implemented by Public Health Department, the government has proposed to purchase 937 fully equipped ambulances for emergency medical services. The court was today informed by government pleader Vijay Patil that 690 ambulances would be stationed on state and national highways passing through Maharashtra and the remaining ambulances would be allocated to municipal corporations across the state.
Patil told the court that the scheme would be implemented in phases and after the last phase, every stretch of 100 kilometres on highways would have at lease one fully equipped ambulance manned by trained staff.
Patil sought time to allow the state government to finalise the scheme and spots where the ambulances should be stationed on highways.
The court therefore directed the state government to finalise details of the scheme, and also tender process for purchasing ambulances within two months. Siroya in his petition had sought directions to the government to provide ambulances and also set up emergency medical treatment facilities on highways contending that the number of fatalities caused due to accidents could be reduced substantially if primary medical treatment is provided to accident victims within an hour of the incident.
PTI