A day after its employees threatened to go on strike, the management of the GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute (GVK EMRI) today appealed to them not to disrupt the services as it would cause hardship to the citizens, who are in need of emergency services.
It may be mentioned that the field staff of GVK EMRI under the banner of the Meghalaya EMRI Workers’ Union (MEMRIWU) had set a 72-hour deadline to the State government to scrap the contract signed with the company.
“We take this opportunity to appeal to all not to resort to disruption of services to cause hardship to the citizens of the State in need of the services at time of emergency. Any grievances can be resolved mutually through discussion,” State head of the GVK EMRI 108 EMS Deepankar Choudhury said in a statement issued today.
According to Choudhury, the last tender period is coming to an end and the State government has initiated the process for a new tender that is underway.
“We thank the citizens of the State, Government of Meghalaya and all other stakeholders for the support to make this service a success. We also thank all the staff members of GVK EMRI for the hard work put in by each one over the years,” he said.
Choudhury informed that a total of three lakh plus emergencies have been handled with 30,000 lives saved and more than 2500 deliveries assisted.
He also said that the average urban response time in the last quarter was 17:28 minutes while rural response time was 22:25 minutes.
The GVK EMRI run 108 EMS has served the citizens of Meghalaya for 13 plus years since February 2009.
