Kerala Govt commissioned 1st Marine Ambulance ‘PRATHEEKSHA’

• Around thirty fishermen lose heir lives at sea in a year due to accidents during fishing. Under this context, the Government of Kerala has launched Marine Ambulance services to provide more efficient rescue.
• The other marine ambulances that are to be deployed are Pratyasha and Karunya.

The ambulances to be deployed are as follows:

• Pratyasha in Ernakulam
• Karunya in Kozhikode

Funds

The funds to operate the ambulances are to be provided as follows

• 3 crore from Corporate Social Responsibility Fund
• 36 crore from Chief Minister Disaster Relief Funds

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