Auto-rickshaws provide oxygen to needy patients in south India
At a time when oxygen is in high demand amid the second wave of COVID-19 in India, a city-based NGO is reaching out to the needy in makeshift ambulances carrying life-saving oxygen tanks.
The Chennai-based Kadamai Educational and Social Welfare Trust is operating a fleet of custom auto-rickshaws in southern India, filmed here on May 14.
These emergency auto-ambulances are operated by six persons on a shift basis and they respond promptly to callers who seek medical oxygen to improve their oxygen levels.
The simple innovation has turned into a boon for many in the heavily populated Tondaiarpet region of North Chennai. Their innovative effort currently helps a minimum of twenty patients per day, while they claim that they get a minimum of 70 calls daily from across different areas of the city.
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