Air-ambulance service started in Himachal Pradesh, company asks Govt. support
Air-ambulance service is now available in Himachal Pradesh to rescue patients via air transportation in the event of a serious emergency. Despite the advancements and availability of services in the state, there are many places that are hard to reach because of inadequate roads and bad infrastructure, delaying road ambulances to reach hospitals on time. Understanding the needs of advanced services like Air Ambulances for medical care Charter Aircraft Services (Chandigarh) and Kestrel Aviation Pvt Ltd. (Mumbai) are now providing air ambulance service in HP. Charter Aircraft Services and Kestrel Aviation Pvt Ltd. (Mumbai) are one of the leading DGCA Approved Helicopter Operators in India with a fleet of three high-performance Agusta 119 Koala Helicopters. Agusta 119 Koala is one of the fastest helicopters that provides approx 140-150 NM Speed per hour and is also capable of high altitude hill flying. The company has highly experienced hill-qualified Ex Army pilots who have long experience of hill flying in Uttrakhand.
With a vision to serve the need of fast transfers required for critically ill/injured people living in remote areas of Himachal Pradesh, like Rampur, Rohru, and Kinnaur this service has been started. The company has kept one of its helicopters at Dehradun as well to bring patients quickly from Shimla or Chandigarh for their further treatment. The company believes that advancements in technology should be applied to provide medical facilities and treatments making any patient’s life easy and long. The company's spokesperson said that, if the company gets support from the government of HP, they would be able to place helicopters on strategic locations of Himachal Pradesh such as “Shimla” to ensure fast availability of air ambulance in case of any medical emergency anywhere in the state.
As per the company, In case of Medical emergencies, usually, there is not much time to wait for DM Permissions to operate the helicopter, all they request from the HP government is to extend support to get fast permissions from all districts of Himachal Pradesh so that they can ensure fast service to the people in need.