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MAKING A POINT

Rescue of Accident Victims

on National Highways:

The Last Mile Conundrum

India’s highways continue to struggle with a high fatality rate, with one death every
three minutes. Despite various initiatives, the situation remains grim. NH data
for 2022 shows an accident/fatality ratio of 2.49. This raises questions about the
effectiveness of the rescue management system on National and State Highways,
writes Lt Col. Sunil Purohit , Head, Operations, Maple Highways, who has over
15 years of experience in the operations sector on National Highways.

T he Model Concession quarters at its cost and in 2. Provide to the State Medical

Agreements
Department one ambulance for
(MCA),
accordance with the type designs
by
Niti
approved
every 50 Km in good working
prescribed for such buildings by
Aayog, limits the role
condition along with chauffeurs
the State Medical Department
of
concessionaires
in emergency rescue
services and meet the operating
designated by the Authority),
management to: - (or a substitute thereof to be for round-the-clock ambulance
costs of such ambulance/s.
and hand them over to the
1. Construct a medical aid post NHAI, no later than 30 days prior 3. Reimburse to the State Medical
building and two residential to Scheduled completion date. Department, the actual
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