Spl. Correspondent
Dimapur Airport is likely to have Ambulift by the end of this month, the Ministry of Civil Aviation stated on Wednesday.
To facilitate passengers with reduced mobility, Divyang passenger on wheelchair and passenger on stretchers, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has procured 20 ambulifts for the airports which are having scheduled flight operations of Code C & other advanced level aircraft but does not have aerobridge facilities.
A total of 14 AAI Airports are already equipped with ‘Make in India’ Ambulifts to facilitate flyers with reduced mobility under the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) of Government of India. The 14 airports where Ambulift is operational are in – Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Patna, Bagdogra, Darbhanga, Imphal, Vijayawada, Port Blair, Jodhpur, Belgaum, Silchar, Jharsuguda, Rajkot, Hubli and remaining six are likely to be operational at Dimapur, Jorhat, Leh, Jamnagar, Bhuj & Kanpur airports by the end of this month, the ministry said.
The ambulifts can cater to six wheelchairs and two stretchers with an attendant at a time and is fitted with Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning system. Procured at a cost of Rs. 63 lakhs per unit, AAI is providing Ambulift facility at a nominal token charge to the operating airlines at its airports
The ministry informed that this new addition of Ambulift at various AAI airports will strengthen Transportation System Accessibility, which is an important vertical of the Accessible India Campaign.