LUCKNOW: If any hospital or person demands extra money for essential Covid-19 needs like
oxygen
cylinders, oximeters, concentrators or
medicines
, then you can immediately alert UP 112 about the same. The service started on Wednesday.
ADG
, UP112,
Ashok Kumar Singh
, told TOI that the service is part of the crackdown on black markeeting of the stuff needed for
Covid
patients across the state. People can also seek help or share information with UP 112 via social media as well.
“We have held training sessions for Police Response Vehicle (PRV) personnel along with district nodal incharges and they have been told to take action based on the human perception approach,” said Singh.
Karuna Shankar, another officer at UP 112, said any person at any point of time can call at UP 112 and inform them about the black markeeting or over pricing of concentrators, cylinders, oximeters, medicines. The caller’s identity will not be disclosed and immediately a PRV will be dispatched to help him.
Since April 1, UP 112 has helped over seven lakh people by providing them with emergency assistance during Covid, said Shankar.
Shankar said efforts were being made to make available ambulances, medicines and food for needy Covid patients.
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