NDMC Mayor writes to Delhi CM, seeks 100 ambulances to ferry Covid patients

Mayor of North Delhi, Jai Prakash has written to CM Arvind Kejriwal, demanding at least 100 ambulances to transport Covid-19 patients to hospitals.

Amid an unprecedented surge in new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanding that municipal corporations be equipped with at least 100 hearses/ambulances. These, said the NDMC Mayor, will be used to transport patients to access healthcare facilities or the deceased to a cremation ground for last rites. Requesting CM Arvind Kejriwal for the timely supply of firewood, the Mayor wrote, "As you are aware that the number of deaths due to Covid-19 is on the rise and to cremate the bodies in the traditional manner a large amount of wood is required. This is to request you to direct the forest department to ensure a steady supply of firewood to these crematoriums without fail.”