relocating to Bangalore cost of living
Come November, ambulance services in India’s silicon hub will go high-tech to treat trauma patients and mishap victims.
Pioneered by the Hyderabad-based non-profit organisation Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, the free service will be a phone-cal away on toll-free number 108.
The institute, set up and funded by Satyam Computers founders, the Raju brothers, entered into an agreement with the state government last month for the emergency health service.
"The Karnataka government will finance the ambulance service, including 95 percent of the operational cost," EMRI consultant J. Narasimha Rao told IANS.
"We will manage the emergency response centre (EMC) where calls on a patient are recorded, and provide medical inputs and manpower to operate the service."
The institute will initially deploy 150 ambulances across the state and scale this up by 367 over the next two years, finally taking the total mobile clinics to 517.
"Experts from the institute and the state health department are working on modalities to identify vulnerable areas, where ambulances will be required most," Rao said.
Each ambulance will cover about 25km radius so as to reach patients within 15-20 minutes after a call is registered at the emergency response centre (EMC).
Physicians at EMC will give pre-arrival advice to the attendant of patients, before ambulances reach the spot. Each ambulance will be manned by two trained emergency medical technicians for attending patients or accident victims.
The ambulance service is unique as it is not a transport vehicle for patients; rather, these are like pre-hospital care centre, with facilities for attending to the needs of those accompanying a patient to the hospital.
"Our ambulance service works on the concept of ’golden hour’, the critical period when a serious patient or mishap victim has to be treated within an hour of the incident to ensure that his or her survival chances are over 80 percent," he said.
The high-tech ambulances will be equipped with stretches, wheel-chairs, ventilators, oxygen cylinders and defibrillators. Drivers will be trained to deal with emergency cases along with paramedics.
"The ambulances will also have rescue tools to conduct emergency operations," he added.
EMRI has also tied up with state-run-hospitals to attend to patients brought by their ambulances.
"We are also in discussions with private hospitals and clinics to admit patients brought by our ambulances and provide medical care for next 24 hours free-of-cost. Patients and the hospitals will decide on the course of treatment," Rao observed.
In Karnataka, the state-run government and private hospitals operate ambulance services but not in a scientific manner. As a result, casualties are high for want of immediate medical attention.
A state health official said there is no data on the number of ambulances operating in the state.
"We hope full-fledged ambulances in and around Bangalore will save a lot of lives. The ambulances will match international standards in medical practice," Rao added.
As an integrated emergency service provider, EMRI ambulances operate in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttarkhand. Karnataka will be the fourth state to avail the service.
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American Academy of Emergency Medicine in India, National Emergency Number Association and Richmond Ambulance Authority collaborate with EMRI in providing this service.
"EMRI service will be able to save many lives, as several hospitals in the city do not have such a coordinated ambulance facility," a state health official said.
EMRI attends 13,000 calls a day on average. It has saved about 4,000 lives and attended over 60,000 emergency calls since the service was launched first in 2005 from Hyderabad.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Re 1 offer was a hit, but BMTC suffered huge loss
Re 1 offer was a hit, but BMTC suffered huge loss
DH News Service, Bangalore:
The promotional offer of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to offer a ride on its premium Volvo (Vajra) air-conditioned buses for Re 1 for days has cost the public corporation dearly.
A promotional offer it may be, to make travel by public transport more popular, but it has made the BMTC poorer by Rs 10 lakh a day. While the normal fares of the Volvo buses start at Rs 10 on a given day, the promo offer of Re 1 while coming in for praise from commuters themselves, like all good things in life has come to an end.
BMTC officials said that the cost of operating each Vajra bus amounts to Rs 10,000 a day, while fetching a daily revenue of Rs six lakh. “With close to 100 volvo buses plying on City roads, the promotional offer made us poorer by Rs five lakh on the four days it was run for Re 1” BMTC officials said.
The BMTC spends Rs 45/km as operating costs for these high end low floor a/c buses. Factor in the average ticket fares that range between Rs 10 and Rs 80, the promotional exercise was done to offer the common man and those who have not travelled in a volvo a chance to do so, added BMTC officials.
DH News Service, Bangalore:
The promotional offer of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to offer a ride on its premium Volvo (Vajra) air-conditioned buses for Re 1 for days has cost the public corporation dearly.
A promotional offer it may be, to make travel by public transport more popular, but it has made the BMTC poorer by Rs 10 lakh a day. While the normal fares of the Volvo buses start at Rs 10 on a given day, the promo offer of Re 1 while coming in for praise from commuters themselves, like all good things in life has come to an end.
BMTC officials said that the cost of operating each Vajra bus amounts to Rs 10,000 a day, while fetching a daily revenue of Rs six lakh. “With close to 100 volvo buses plying on City roads, the promotional offer made us poorer by Rs five lakh on the four days it was run for Re 1” BMTC officials said.
The BMTC spends Rs 45/km as operating costs for these high end low floor a/c buses. Factor in the average ticket fares that range between Rs 10 and Rs 80, the promotional exercise was done to offer the common man and those who have not travelled in a volvo a chance to do so, added BMTC officials.
One-rupee offer damages several Volvo buses
One-rupee offer damages several Volvo buses
Afshan Yasmeen and B.B. Ravinandan
The Vajra vehicles carried over 170 commuters a trip against the capacity of 72
The promotional offer affected collections on non-Vajra regular BMTC buses
Drivers, conductors of Vajra buses lose out on commission
— Photo. Bhagya Prakash K
Poor patronage: With the Re. 1 ride on Vajra buses ending on Sunday, there were very few passengers in the buses in Bangalore on Monday.
Bangalore: The Re.1 ride on Vajra buses of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has damaged a number of buses owing to overcrowding.
A top BMTC official told The Hindu on Monday that the tyres of at least five buses either burst or got punctured and the suspensions and blowers of a few other buses got damaged.
Apart from scratches on the window screens and tearing of seat fabric, the window glass of one Vajra bus (356 C route) shattered as angry commuters threw stones when the driver did not stop the already overcrowded bus at a particular stop.
The window frame of the hi-tech bus costs Rs. 20,000, official sources said.
Though the capacity of each Vajra bus (including standing) is 72, each of the 107 buses (on which the Re. 1 ride was valid) carried more than 170 commuters a trip on an average during the four-day promotional drive.
The Vajra fleet, which usually carried a total load of around 15,000 commuters daily, transported as many as 97,000 passengers on a single day during the drive.
While 72,000 commuters hopped onto the buses on Thursday, day one of the promotional offer, the number swelled to 97,000 the second day.
While 83,000 people travelled by the Vajra buses on the third day, 80,000 passengers used them on Sunday, the last day of the ride.
Meanwhile, Akash Passey, Managing Director of Volvo Buses India Private Limited, denied any damage. “The Vajra buses are well built with powerful engines. Though each bus can carry a maximum load of 100 persons, occasional overcrowding will not damage the vehicle. But because of the overcrowding there can always be pulls and pushes or knocking on the door or windows causing minor damages or scratches,” he said. “Overcrowding is not an issue and the Vajra buses are equipped to handle the load,” he added.
The promotional offer also affected collections on the 4,800 non-Vajra regular BMTC buses. With most of the 32 lakh commuters trying out the Volvo ride, the usual daily collection of nearly Rs. 1.40 crore reduced by Rs. 3 lakh, sources said.
Officials are confident that even if five per cent of the total 3.32 lakh new passengers preferred Vajra to the regular buses in future, the expenditure incurred on the promotional offer would be justified.
The drive also affected the drivers and conductors of the 107 buses, who lost out on their commission. Some drivers and conductors, who spoke to The Hindu on Monday, expressed displeasure that they lost out on their daily commission of 3 per cent for every Rs. 1,000 collected.
“We get a commission of three per cent for every Rs. 1,000. But, because of the cheap fare, the collection was less than Rs.1,000 a day we could not get any commission,” said K. Mustaq, a conductor.
Some employees said the promotional offer to attract passengers had actually adversely affected the corporation.
“At a time when the BMTC is claiming to have begun earning profits, this particular exercise has surely affected the revenue collection,” said R. Lalitha, another conductor.
Though the buses were jam packed and security personnel had to be deployed on each, the collections were far less than the regular revenue, she said. “On an average, we suffered a 30 per cent loss despite a large number of people using the service,” said Ramesh Kumar, a driver.
Another driver, Chandrashekar Shenoy, said that collection on the route of his non-Vajra bus halved as regular commuters had a shot at the Re. 1 ride on all the four days.
Afshan Yasmeen and B.B. Ravinandan
The Vajra vehicles carried over 170 commuters a trip against the capacity of 72
The promotional offer affected collections on non-Vajra regular BMTC buses
Drivers, conductors of Vajra buses lose out on commission
— Photo. Bhagya Prakash K
Poor patronage: With the Re. 1 ride on Vajra buses ending on Sunday, there were very few passengers in the buses in Bangalore on Monday.
Bangalore: The Re.1 ride on Vajra buses of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has damaged a number of buses owing to overcrowding.
A top BMTC official told The Hindu on Monday that the tyres of at least five buses either burst or got punctured and the suspensions and blowers of a few other buses got damaged.
Apart from scratches on the window screens and tearing of seat fabric, the window glass of one Vajra bus (356 C route) shattered as angry commuters threw stones when the driver did not stop the already overcrowded bus at a particular stop.
The window frame of the hi-tech bus costs Rs. 20,000, official sources said.
Though the capacity of each Vajra bus (including standing) is 72, each of the 107 buses (on which the Re. 1 ride was valid) carried more than 170 commuters a trip on an average during the four-day promotional drive.
The Vajra fleet, which usually carried a total load of around 15,000 commuters daily, transported as many as 97,000 passengers on a single day during the drive.
While 72,000 commuters hopped onto the buses on Thursday, day one of the promotional offer, the number swelled to 97,000 the second day.
While 83,000 people travelled by the Vajra buses on the third day, 80,000 passengers used them on Sunday, the last day of the ride.
Meanwhile, Akash Passey, Managing Director of Volvo Buses India Private Limited, denied any damage. “The Vajra buses are well built with powerful engines. Though each bus can carry a maximum load of 100 persons, occasional overcrowding will not damage the vehicle. But because of the overcrowding there can always be pulls and pushes or knocking on the door or windows causing minor damages or scratches,” he said. “Overcrowding is not an issue and the Vajra buses are equipped to handle the load,” he added.
The promotional offer also affected collections on the 4,800 non-Vajra regular BMTC buses. With most of the 32 lakh commuters trying out the Volvo ride, the usual daily collection of nearly Rs. 1.40 crore reduced by Rs. 3 lakh, sources said.
Officials are confident that even if five per cent of the total 3.32 lakh new passengers preferred Vajra to the regular buses in future, the expenditure incurred on the promotional offer would be justified.
The drive also affected the drivers and conductors of the 107 buses, who lost out on their commission. Some drivers and conductors, who spoke to The Hindu on Monday, expressed displeasure that they lost out on their daily commission of 3 per cent for every Rs. 1,000 collected.
“We get a commission of three per cent for every Rs. 1,000. But, because of the cheap fare, the collection was less than Rs.1,000 a day we could not get any commission,” said K. Mustaq, a conductor.
Some employees said the promotional offer to attract passengers had actually adversely affected the corporation.
“At a time when the BMTC is claiming to have begun earning profits, this particular exercise has surely affected the revenue collection,” said R. Lalitha, another conductor.
Though the buses were jam packed and security personnel had to be deployed on each, the collections were far less than the regular revenue, she said. “On an average, we suffered a 30 per cent loss despite a large number of people using the service,” said Ramesh Kumar, a driver.
Another driver, Chandrashekar Shenoy, said that collection on the route of his non-Vajra bus halved as regular commuters had a shot at the Re. 1 ride on all the four days.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
WHY INVESTMENT IN BANGALORE?
India’s 5th largest city is the city commonly known by the world as the Silicon Valley and the Garden City of India and bestly known as Bangalore. Today, it has earned a good name globally for its ever conquering capabilities in the field of industrial and commercial maturity. Bangalore being a city of multiple opportunities is apparently one of the most handpicked destination by the FDI ( Foreign Direct Investment) such as Joint Ventures and Real Estate Investment.
The demand for residential and commercial properties in Bangalore is rapidly increasing because of booming IT sector and a location of largest number of software companies. Moreover, this cosmopolitan city is one of the best examples of harmonious coexistence of diverse customs and cultures. This makes attractive enough for Non-Resident Indians (NRI) and multinationals to relocate in Bangalore.
So, if you are looking to invest in Bangalore you are going to trigger in the right target. Domestic and foreign investments in Bangalore promises high lucrative return on investment as FDI policies in India are among the most liberal and attractive in emerging economies.
Story does not end here. As a matter of fact, this is just a beginning to acquaintance each other. Many articles can INFORM but we are writing to TRANSFORM you, your family, your lifestyle and your home.
We can say that we have taken a great step and we can still go beyond this comfortable zone. And the credit belongs to our respected and loving clients (DS-MAX FAMILY). We salute you with honor.
Last, but not the least. There are numbers of unborn prospective clients who are still in DS-MAX womb and yet to come. We are waiting for them excitingly and ready to hug as they become our family. IT MAY BE YOU, GET READY FOR IT. WE LOVE YOU.
The demand for residential and commercial properties in Bangalore is rapidly increasing because of booming IT sector and a location of largest number of software companies. Moreover, this cosmopolitan city is one of the best examples of harmonious coexistence of diverse customs and cultures. This makes attractive enough for Non-Resident Indians (NRI) and multinationals to relocate in Bangalore.
So, if you are looking to invest in Bangalore you are going to trigger in the right target. Domestic and foreign investments in Bangalore promises high lucrative return on investment as FDI policies in India are among the most liberal and attractive in emerging economies.
Story does not end here. As a matter of fact, this is just a beginning to acquaintance each other. Many articles can INFORM but we are writing to TRANSFORM you, your family, your lifestyle and your home.
We can say that we have taken a great step and we can still go beyond this comfortable zone. And the credit belongs to our respected and loving clients (DS-MAX FAMILY). We salute you with honor.
Last, but not the least. There are numbers of unborn prospective clients who are still in DS-MAX womb and yet to come. We are waiting for them excitingly and ready to hug as they become our family. IT MAY BE YOU, GET READY FOR IT. WE LOVE YOU.
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