Bengaluru: Quick commerce platform Blinkit Friday announced the launch of its ambulance service in the city.“We’re currently covering Domlur, Indiranagar, BTM Layout and Bommanahalli. The service is operating four ambulances across two depots,“ said Albinder Dhindsa, CEO of Blinkit’s parent company Eternal. Additionally, the platform has operationalized an ambulance training academy in Horamavu, northeast Bengaluru.Users can request an ambulance directly through Blinkit app. Over the next days, the company will hire paramedics, ambulance pilots and general duty assistants to expand the service across the city.While the service was free till last month in other cities, the platform has now introduced a flat Rs 2,500 charge for non-emergency bookings. Critical emergency transfers will remain free.
