<p>The Odisha government has extended its boat ambulance service for those living in the remote areas near Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The service will be useful to ferry patients in Rajnagar tehsil to hospitals and clinics in case of emergency, he said.</p>.<p>"Over 25,000 people living in river-locked villages such as Gupti, Iswarapur, Junusnagar, Rangani, Kuthighat, Keruapala, Baghamari, Talachua, Kanhupur, Magarakandha near Bhitarkanika National Park will be benefited," Kendrapara Collector Samarth Verma said.</p>.<p>The boat ambulance service has been offering in remote areas of Jamboo and Batighar gram panchayats in Mahakalpara tehsil of the district.</p>.<p>The new service will emerge as a "vessel of hope" for people living in the far-flung areas in the district, he said.</p>.<p>The facility will cater to the needs of people in areas where the '108' ambulance service has failed to make headway due to lack of proper road connectivity, he added. </p>
<p>The Odisha government has extended its boat ambulance service for those living in the remote areas near Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The service will be useful to ferry patients in Rajnagar tehsil to hospitals and clinics in case of emergency, he said.</p>.<p>"Over 25,000 people living in river-locked villages such as Gupti, Iswarapur, Junusnagar, Rangani, Kuthighat, Keruapala, Baghamari, Talachua, Kanhupur, Magarakandha near Bhitarkanika National Park will be benefited," Kendrapara Collector Samarth Verma said.</p>.<p>The boat ambulance service has been offering in remote areas of Jamboo and Batighar gram panchayats in Mahakalpara tehsil of the district.</p>.<p>The new service will emerge as a "vessel of hope" for people living in the far-flung areas in the district, he said.</p>.<p>The facility will cater to the needs of people in areas where the '108' ambulance service has failed to make headway due to lack of proper road connectivity, he added. </p>