State will be first to have air ambulance: Minister

Our Correspondent

Palampur, June 19 

Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar   on Tuesday said Himachal would be the first state in the country to have the air ambulance helicopter facility for its residents. 

Addressing mediapersons here, Parmar said  the state government had already signed an MoU with a Switzerland-based aviation  company to launch the facility at the earliest. 

 The minister said soon after taking over  as the Chief Minister of the state, Jai Ram  Thakur had promised to upgrade health services, particularly in the rural areas, keeping in view difficult topography  and poor road connectivity. 

He said it was the first step of the state government in this regard.