108 ambulance crew meet health secretary, return to duty amid demands

The 108 ambulance drivers and EMTs met with the Principal Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department on Wednesday. The crew, belonging to the Suvarna Karnataka Arogya Kavacha (108) Employees Association and Karnataka State Arogya Kavacha (108) Ambulance Employees Association, returned to duty after threatening an indefinite strike. Principal Secretary Rithwik Ranjanam Pandey stated that the association's demands would be conveyed to the government, and he requested a week's time to address them. However, the call for protest scheduled for October 22 in Freedom Park remains active.