Maharashtra's Highway Mrityunjay Doot Initiative Helps Save 2,671 Accident Victims With Support From 4,118 Volunteers
Mumbai: On highways, where every minute counts after an accident, ordinary citizens trained in emergency response are playing a crucial role in saving lives. Maharashtra’s Highway Mrityunjay Doot initiative has helped save 2,671 accident victims since its launch on March 1, 2021, with 4,118 volunteers deployed to provide immediate assistance and arrange hospital transport. Volunteer Rescues…
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s Highway Mrityunjay Doot initiative, launched in 2021, has helped save 2,671 accident victims since its inception. The program, conceptualized by Dr Bhushankumar Upadhyay, Additional Director General of Police (Highways), employs 4,118 volunteers who provide immediate assistance and arrange hospital transport.
The volunteers, who range from petrol pump employees to highway residents and traffic police personnel, have successfully rescued numerous individuals, including a father and son near Karanja village after a truck accident. Sanjay Gaikwad, a volunteer, saved the father and son by shifting them onto a stretcher and arranging their transfer to Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur.
Both victims survived, receiving gratitude from the villagers. The initiative addresses the crucial first minutes after crashes, before professional medical help arrives. Volunteers are trained in first aid, CPR, and rescue techniques by the Resilient Foundation, which has conducted 36 sessions across 19 districts.
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