NHAI tightens norms: Rs 10,000 fine if its ambulances fail to reach crash site in 10 minutes

The e
a e
a ou d
3,000
ambula ces
a d
1,000
pat ol
vehicles
a d
c a es
each
cove i g
ea ly
50,000
km
of
highways
u de
the
NHAI

NEW
DELHI:
Ambula ces
deployed
o
NHs
will
face
a
Rs
10,000
pe alty
fo
faili g
to
each
a
i cide t
site
withi
10
mi utes,
while
a
simila
pe alty
will
apply
if
they
fail
to
take
a
victim
to
a
hospital
withi
the
c itical
“golde
hou ”.Natio al
Highways
Autho ity
of
I dia
(NHAI)
o
Wed esday
tighte ed
the
se vice-level
ag eeme ts
(SLAs)
a d
key
pe fo ma ce
i dicato s
(KPIs)
fo
ambula ces,
c a es
a d
pat olli g
vehicles
deployed
fo
i cide t
ma ageme t
ac oss
the
atio al
highway
etwo k.The e
a e
a ou d
3,000
ambula ces
a d
1,000
pat ol
vehicles
a d
c a es
each
cove i g
ea ly
50,000
km
of
highways
u de
the
NHAI.All
these
vehicles
a e
equipped
with
GPS
a d
dedicated
mobile
devices
u i g
the
NHAI
Ca e
applicatio ,
which
elays
c ash-locatio
i fo matio
to
espo se
vehicles
a d
eco ds
the
actio
take
a d
othe
data
du i g
eme ge cies.U de
the
evised
o ms,
a
pe alty
of
Rs
2,500
will
be
imposed
if
the
NHAI
Ca e
app
is
u available
i
a
vehicle
fo
mo e
tha
1%
of
the
time
i
a
day.
A
simila
pe alty
will
apply
if
the
vehicle’s
GPS
is
ot
live.Govt
has
olled
out
its
helpli e
o
1033
ac oss
NH
etwo k
to
epo t
a y
p oblem.
I
case
of
eme ge cy,
people
get
guided
th ough
this
helpli e
umbe
to
book
a
ambula ce.
A
dedicated
24X7
team
issues
tickets
fo
ambula ces,
c a es
a d
pat ol
vehicles
fo
quick
espo se.

As
pe
the
ew
o m,
if
a
vehicle
delays
i
accepti g
a
ticket
withi
a
mi ute,
it
will
be
liable
to
pay
Rs
5,000
fi e
a d
ejecti g
to
accept
a
ticket
will
cost
Rs
10,000.It
also
specifies
that
eve y
ambula ce
must
do
a
5
km
d y
u
daily.Officials
said
the
focus
of
the
ew
o m
is
to
e su e
that
these
vehicles
ca
swiftly
come
to
a yo e’s
i sta ce
whe
equi ed.
NH
st etches
u de
NHAI
accou ted
fo
49,675
deaths
i
2024,
which
was
a ou d
o e-fou th
of
all
1.77
oad
fatalities.Quick
medical
ca e
ca
save
50%
lives.