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Tourist’s Death in Mussoorie Jam Prompts Push for Traffic Reforms

Authorities have deployed extra traffic staff alongside diversion routes and basement parking schemes to avoid emergency hold-ups

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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