Bijapur: Six auto drivers turn rickshaws to ambulance to volunteer during possible 3rd COVID wave
Bijapur: With the objective of extending a helping hand to people suffering from Covid infection, some six auto drivers have come forward to offer service to infected persons by converting their autos into ambulances.
The members of the Mahatma Gandhi Auto Union of the city, have joined hands with an NGO, Non-Formal Education Organisation which has encouraged the auto drivers for the job.
Dastagir Ukkali, one of the functionaries of the union said that these six drivers were given Covid kits that include, masks, sanitizers, and PPE for using it while transporting Covid patients to the hospitals.
The drivers are also trained to use these materials properly before carrying the Covid infected person.
The NGO said that the auto drivers have been prepared for taking patients in the possible third wave which is believed to hit the nation very soon.
In such a situation, a large number of people may get infected from Covid who need vehicle facilities to visit hospitals.
In order to provide service to them, six auto drivers have been prepared by giving them the required training.
Ukkali said that the service will be provided free. Covid infected person or their relative could contact the auto drivers if they need to visit the hospital. The drivers will come to the house and pick the patient.
“ In the second wave of Covid, some five drivers had given the service. This time some six drivers have come forward for the service. A couple of more are showing interest, we are hoping that they will join the cause”, he said.
For details of drivers, people can contact 8792980231.
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Rupee falls 20 paise to 95.43 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 95.43 against US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as market sentiments remained fragile after renewed military exchanges between US and Iranian forces in the Gulf region.
Forex traders said investor anxiety due to instability in the Gulf is causing massive capital flight into safe-haven assets, with the US dollar acting as the primary beneficiary.
Moreover, Brent oil prices is hovering near USD 113 per barrel, maintaining pressure on oil-importing economies like India.
At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 95.30 then lost ground to touch 95.43 against the US dollar, in initial trade, registering a fall of 20 paise over its previous close.
Rupee fell 39 paise to close at an all-time low of 95.23 against the US dollar on Monday.
"With oil boiling rupee on Monday fell to a closing low of 95.0875 and this morning the opening was still lower as it becomes more and more vulnerable when dollar index rises due to safe-haven buying and oil prices rise due to the continuous fighting in the Gulf Region," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
The higher oil prices will keep rupee sold off against the dollar as oil companies and FPIs intensify dollar buying, Bhansali added.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 98.51, up 0.15 per cent.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 1.07 per cent at USD 113.22 per barrel in futures trade.
"Market sentiments remained fragile after renewed military exchanges between US and Iranian forces when Iranian forces launched fresh attacks in the Gulf as both sides sought to assert control over the strategic waterway," Bhansali said.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex declined 361.62 points to 76,907.78 in early trade, while the Nifty dropped 134.90 points to 23,980.60.
Foreign Institutional Investors purchased equities worth Rs 2,835.62 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
