A three-day medical aid initiative along the Ashadhi Wari pilgrimage route in Pune reportedly helped save two lives and provided emergency medical care to hundreds of warkaris between July 9 and 11. The emergency response was organised by Sumeet Group Enterprises through its healthcare venture, Sumeet SSG, which deployed one Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance, two Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances and medical camps at eight locations along the Wari route.
The two life-saving cases occurred at separate points along the yatra. On Fergusson College Road, a devotee who collapsed was stabilised on-site by a medical team before being transported to Sassoon Hospital. At Dive Ghat, another patient received critical care inside a specialised ambulance before being shifted to Saswad Rural Hospital.
Medical camps were set up at eight locations along the Ashadhi Wari route, including Pimpri, Bhosari, parts of Peth and Hadapsar, where healthcare teams treated devotees for dehydration, blisters, muscle fatigue and joint pain. The emergency response also included one Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance and two Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances, which organisers said are undergoing field trials before being inducted into Maharashtra's 108 emergency medical services network.
Summit Salunkhe, Executive Chairman of Sumeet Group Enterprises and Chairman of Sumeet SSG, stated: "The Ashadhi Wari is a deeply spiritual journey, but it is also incredibly exhausting for the Warkaris. Our goal this year was simple: bring world-class medical infrastructure directly to the streets to keep these pilgrims safe. We aren’t just launching a fleet of ambulances; we are building a robust, life-saving ecosystem for the entire state of Maharashtra."
The emergency response included one Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance and two Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances. ALS ambulances are equipped to provide advanced pre-hospital care, including cardiac monitoring, defibrillation, airway management and life-support interventions by trained medical personnel. According to the organisers, the vehicles are currently undergoing field trials before being inducted into Maharashtra's 108 emergency medical services network.
