Overview

• Kamal Kishore Tandon, 62, died on June 5 when his family’s car took over an hour to cover fewer than 4 km to Landour Community Hospital
• A call to the 108 ambulance helpline yielded a two- to three-hour wait for a unit from Dehradun, forcing the family to drive him in their own vehicle
• Despite a police escort, heavy weekend tourist traffic and rain stalled their journey for nearly 40 minutes near Library Chowk
• Only 32 of Uttarakhand’s 272 state-operated ambulances serve the Dehradun region, revealing severe gaps in emergency coverage during peak season
• SP Lokjeet Singh said additional personnel are on duty and officials are testing diversion routes, one-way exits and basement parking to speed up medical access