'Can you do something with the police also?': Social media reacts to Blinkit's 'ambulance in 10 minutes service'

Quick commerce giant Blinkit has rolled out its 10-minute service in selected areas of Gurugram. The move has taken internet by storm, with netizens heaping praise on the initiative. 

Sharing details on the service, Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa announced that the service will go live with first five ambulances in selected areas of Gurugram, Haryana. CEO Dhindsa also emphasised that "profit is not a goal here; rather the initiative aims to provide highest quailty of ambulance service to those in need at affordable costs and solve the critical problem for the long term". 

In a detailed post on 'X', CEO Dhindsa also provided details on the ambulances, and stated, "Our ambulances are equipped with essential life-saving equipment, including oxygen cylinders, AED (Automated External Defibrillator), stretcher, monitor, suction machine, and essential emergency medicines and injections."

"Each ambulance has a paramedic, an assistant and a trained driver to make sure we are able to deliver the highest quality of service in time of need", he added. 

Take a look at the post here 

Ambulance in 10 minutes.

We are taking our first step towards solving the problem of providing quick and reliable ambulance service in our cities. The first five ambulances will be on the road in Gurugram starting today. As we expand the service to more areas, you will start… pic.twitter.com/N8i9KJfq4z

— Albinder Dhindsa (@albinder) January 2, 2025

Here's how netizens reacted 

Netizens have come up with mixed reactions to the introduction of a brand new intiative by the Q-commerce platform. While many have hailed the move, several others have pointed out that "it should focus more on its core expertise". 

"Can you do something with the police also?", an user hilariously commented. 

Another user wrote, "Congratulations Albi ! Very well thought-out use case. Expecting it to become fully commercially successful and solve the ambulance issue in many more cities."

A third joined, "No offense, but platforms should focus on excelling in their core expertise and improving their existing services.A food delivery platform venturing into ambulance services? That just seems unnecessary. Why dilute the focus?"