AGARTALA, Jan 27 (TIWN): Though the aviation companies has agreed to provide stretcher service to the people of the State only if they are being informed 48 hours before. Now the question arises if there is any emergency then how will a patient can wait for 48 hours.

It is worthy to mention that in a recent meeting with the Transport Secretary, the private aviation companies Indigo and SpiceJet has agreed to provide stretcher facility to the needy patients to go outside the state as per the guideline issued by the ministry if only they are informed 48 hours before.

Besides, only for once in a day the flights will carry the patients. As only three flights will carry patients which includes Air India, Indigo and SpiceJet daily they can carry three patients.

But the question arises if the aviation companies had to be informed before 48 hours than what if any emergency comes.

Locals alleged that if any emergency comes up and patient cannot wait for 48 hours than what will they do.

On the other hand, despite of the instruction to the aviation companies by the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s instruction all aviation companies are bound to carry patients on stretcher.

It is to be mentioned here that earlier a meeting was held on December 15 last at New Delhi in presence of director general of Civil Aviation and representatives of Indigo and Spicejet airliners with the resident commissioner of Tripura Bhavan in New Delhi.

Even after a high level meeting chaired by the Joint Director of Civil Aviation Ministry in Delhi on the issue, the private aviation companies has been trying to skip the guideline of carrying patients.

However, though the private companies agreed to carry patients but still it left a question that what will the people do if any emergency comes up.