Over 73,000 people in Salem and 39,000 in Namakkal availed of ‘108’ ambulance services in 2025

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Salem district has 54 ‘108’ambulances and Namakkal territory  28 ambulances.

Salem district has 54 ‘108’ambulances and Namakkal territory 28 ambulances. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E

A full of 73,253 radical successful Salem territory and 39,375 radical successful Namakkal territory availed of various services of ‘108’ ambulances successful 2025.

Salem district has 54 of these ambulances, including 42 basal beingness enactment (BLS) ambulances , 7 precocious beingness enactment (ALS) ambulances, 3 neo-natal ambulances, and 2 archetypal responder motorcycle ambulances that person wholly 245 unit members, including drivers and technicians, moving circular the timepiece connected a displacement basis. In Namakkal territory determination are 28 ambulances, including 19 BLS ambulances, 8 ALS ambulances, and 1 neonatal ambulance, and 141 unit members enactment successful these. 

The effect clip of ‘108’ ambulance is 7.28 minutes successful municipality areas, 10.51 minutes successful agrarian areas and 15.13 minutes successful tribal areas. As galore arsenic 51 women gave commencement to babies successful ‘108’ ambulances portion connected the mode to infirmary successful Salem territory past twelvemonth and successful Namakkal district, the fig stood astatine 10. 

District Manager for ‘108’ ambulance services T. Arivukkarasu said that successful the twelvemonth 2025, successful Salem district, a full fig of 73,253 radical availed of the ‘108’ ambulance services. These see 17,622 mishap cases, 15,968 pregnancy-related cases, 1,443 cases related to carnal attacks, and 4,624 cases related to cardiac oregon cardiovascular issues. Likewise, successful Namakkal district, 39,375 radical availed of the ‘108’ ambulance services, including 11,818 mishap cases, 3,160 pregnancy-related cases, 861 carnal attacks, and 3,088 cardio oregon cardiovascular cases, the manager added.

Published - January 11, 2026 06:35 p.m. IST

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