Varanasi : On the final day of the Indian Air Force ’s Wings Over Ganga aerial show on Sunday, health department personnel delivered medical assistance to 370 visitors through its medical camps, mobile teams and ambulances deployed across ghats, event areas and key routes amid the scorching heat.
The 108 ambulance service was kept on alert to shift serious cases.
Chief medical officer Dr N P Singh said teams treated people reporting headache, fever, body ache, stomach pain, dizziness, vomiting, dehydration and other common complaints. After primary examination, patients were given immediate treatment, medicines and medical advice. Those affected by heat, crowding and prolonged standing were also briefed on precautions. Two patients were taken to the Community Health Centre, Chaukaghat, and one to Shri Shiv Prasad Gupta Divisional Hospital. Monitoring was conducted from the Kashi Command Centre at Trinetra Bhawan. Private hospitals and nearby blood banks remained prepared throughout.