Nearly two decades after pioneering medical emergency response in the country through 108 service, Telangana is set to start a service to further cut the time for medical response during road accidents. The State plans to train police officials as well as dhaba owners, staff working at petrol stations, and garages on the National Highways to reduce fatalities in road accidents, by making them partner up with the police.
Director General of Police Anjani Kumar said that a plan is being rolled out to train staffers of commercial establishments along the highways as they have observed that quicker response time during major accidents or during the ‘golden hour’ can be a life saver.
