Jharkhand CM launches state’s first air ambulance service from Ranchi

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday launched the state’s first air ambulance service from Ranchi to other parts of the country.

Soren flagged-off the service for which an aircraft of the Redbird Airways has been taken on lease, an official of the state civil aviation department said.

The service will be provided at rates between Rs 3-8 lakh for places such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Varanasi, Lucknow and Tirupati.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said, “The service is an effort to provide timely better treatment to seriously ill people. The state government is also contemplating to extend the service to those who are unable to afford the fares.”