The proposal to obtain 95 ambulances for the ‘1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation’ as grants from India and the Asian Development Bank has received Cabinet approval.
According to the government, the ‘1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation’ was initiated with a fleet of 297 Ambulances which were obtained from TATA Sons (Pvt) Ltd in India under a grant of the Indian Government in 2016, to provide pre-hospital treatments and emergency treatment services.
At present, 322 ambulances are operated, including 25 ambulances provided by the Government of Sri Lanka. As per the target of the Suwa Seriya Foundation, it has been identified that 450 ambulances and 25 back-up ambulances are required and there is a dearth of 150 ambulances at present.
Accordingly, TATA Sons (Pvt) Ltd from India has agreed to provide 50 ambulances and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide 45 ambulances, as grants.
The Cabinet has agreed to the proposal presented by the Minister of Health to take necessary steps to obtain the said ambulances for the ‘1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation’. (Newswire)