History of the proposal
Two years ago, the Chandigarh Traffic Police sent a proposal for placing 19 trauma ambulances at identified accident-prone areas to the Chandigarh Administration. The Administration passed it on to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, who rejected it in its House meeting in 2006. After one year, the MC approved the installation of 12 trauma vans. Juggling between the Administration and the Municipal Corporation, the proposal remains only on paper.

Passing the buck
When Chandigarh Newsline enquired about the current state of the proposal, former Mayor Harjinder Kaur, in whose tenure the agenda was passed, expressed ignorance. “I don’t know what happened to the proposal. But yes, it was passed. You can ask the Medical Officer,” she said.
Medical Officer of Health of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Dr G C Bansal, was completely ignorant of the proposal as well.
Mayor Pradeep Chhabra said the proposal to install the trauma vans, although passed by the MC in its House meeting, has been sent back to the Chandigarh Administration by acting Municipal Commissioner R K Rao. UT Home and Health Secretary Krishan Mohan was not available for comment.