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.
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4 of family charred to death in fire at house in Howrah
Howrah (PTI): Four members of a family were charred to death in a fire at their house in West Bengal's Howrah district, officials said on Monday morning.
The incident happened in Sauria village in the Joypur police station area around midnight, they said.
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The deceased were identified as Durjodhan Dolui (72), his son Dudhkumar Dolui (45), daughter-in-law Shibani Dolui (40), and granddaughter Shampa Dolui (15).
An investigation is underway to ascertain how the kuchcha house caught fire, officials said.
Two fire tenders doused the blaze, they said.
The bodies have been sent to a government hospital in Uluberia for post-mortem examination, they said.
The family was very poor, officials said, adding that Dudhkumar also has a son, who works as a migrant labourer outside the state.
