The Maharashtra government is now planning to build 16 helipads on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg to facilitate the landing and takeoff of these air ambulances.
For this, the government has initiated talks with different helicopter supplier companies to procure air ambulances, an official said.
Earlier, two months ago, the state government had planned to set up four helipads and deploy air ambulances on the stretch to provide speedy medical assistance to injured. It also aims at reducing the deaths being taken place after accidents.
An official stated that the state government will enter into agreements with several private hospitals located near the highway between Nagpur and Mumbai so that the patients brought by the air ambulance can get quick treatment.
It is pertinent to note that this decision was made weeks after 25 people died in a bus when it caught fire on the expressway near Buldhana.
If reports are to be believed, the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway has seen an average of three accidents every day since it was thrown open for public in December last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The 701-kilometre road, which is the country’s second longest expressway, sees a life being lost every third day. So far, 855 accidents have taken place on the stretch of which 105 were fatal.
The six-lane road is a completely Greenfield project which is constructed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC). It is partially open between Shirdi-Nagpur.
Also Read: Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway: Is Road Hypnosis Only Major Reason Of Accidents?
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