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Pratheeksha

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  • Published
    29th Aug, 2020
  • Kerala Chief Minister (CM) inaugurated the State’s First fully equipped Marine Ambulance ‘Pratheeksha’.
  • Pratheeksha’ – built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is the first of the three marine ambulances ordered by the state.
  • The Other 2 ships are ‘Prathyasha’ and ‘Karunya’.
  • The Marine Ambulance is equipped to provide medical care for 10 persons at a time.
  • The crew would consist of Paramedical staff who will be assisted by four sea rescue squads.
  • The Ambulance will also have modern life-saving equipment, medicine stocks and portable mortuary.
  • The Central institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi provided the technical advice for building the marine ambulances.
  • Pratheeksha will be stationed at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram, Prathyasa and Karunya will be stationed at Vypeen in Ernakulam and Beypore in Kozhikode.

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