If you have an emergency during Chennai lockdown, you may hail an Ola cab

Ride hailing program Ola on Thursday said it has unveiled a crisis service in its program to serve people following the Tamil Nadu government announced the new period of lockdown which makes effect from tomorrow.

The service would permit all non-COVID medical trips and also take persons to and from the airport or railway stations through the lockdown, a company statement said.

Ola said it has mapped above 350 hospitals across the city into the mobile request and the assistance would also be accessible to ferry consumers to airports and railway stations vice-versa.

The company said all of the driver partners include hygiene kits and safety equipment amongst others.  “...following a new guidelines issued by Tamil Nadu government, all of us are launching ‘Ola Urgent’ services to enable essential mobility meant for the people of Chennai whilst following highest standards of protection and hygiene,” firm spokesperson Anand Subramanian explained.

Ola Emergency cabs would operate with no more than one driver and two passengers. People requiring the service can publication a cab by selecting the ‘Ola Crisis’ category to avail the program.