'108' set to save more lives
On May 26, GVK group chairman G.V. Krishna Reddy took over controls of the Hyderabad headquartered Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) from Satyam, giving the ‘108' emergency service a new lease of life.
On May 26, GVK group chairman G.V. Krishna Reddy took over controls of the Hyderabad headquartered Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI) from Satyam, giving the ‘108' emergency service a new lease of life.
The system operates across nine states with 1,867 ambulances. “We want to change the way people react to emergencies,” says Venkat Changavalli, CEO, EMRI.
EMRI factsheet
Seed capital: Rs 34 crore
Plans: By 2015, it plans to have 15,000 ambulances
Current fund requirement: Rs 75-100 crore from private player
Annual budget: Rs 600 crore from the government and Rs 20-30 crore from the private sector
—E. Kumar Sharma
