Guwahati, Sept 26: Assam Chief Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday inaugurated two Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances donated by Abu Dhabi-based Assamese businessman Vedanta Baruah. The initiative was taken by Dr. Bhaskar Gogoi, a social activist, who was in the news for arranging plasma for Covid-19 patients during the complete lockdown last year.

Flagged off two ambulances at Guwahati for Assam Medical College & Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh.

I thank entrepreneur Shri Vedanta Baruah for nobly donating the ambulances, which would greatly strengthen the healthcare facilities at AMCH. pic.twitter.com/2L3zt4QfIS

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 25, 2021

 
Due to the lack of ALS ambulances in Upper Assam, transportation of seriously ill patients for higher treatment was hampered. Upper Assam will be greatly benefited because of these two ALS ambulances which will be run by Assam Medical College in upper Assam and most parts of Arunachal Pradesh.

Assam CM Sarma said, “These ambulances will help people of Assam tremendously. I am thankful to Vedanta Baruah for coming forward for this noble cause in these trying times.”Dr. Bhaskar Gogoi said critically ill patients will benefit the most by the ALS ambulances. He hoped that more such ambulances would be added in the future.

“I would like to thank Vedanta Baruah for his selfless help to humanity. In spite of living in Abu Dhabi and successfully running his business there, his eagerness to do something for Assam is really commendable. I have been trying to help patients in whatever way I can, but with my limited resource, I can help only to a certain extent. I hope more people like Vedanta Baruah will come forward to join hands in our endeavour to provide better medical facilities in Assam and help the people,” Dr. Gogoi said.

On donating the ambulances, Vedanta Baruah said he is an Assamese by heart and connected to his roots as he stated that his parents dedicated their lives to supporting Assam while he was growing up. He also recalled his father working in Assam Medical College (AMC), so the connection with AMC goes back to his childhood.

“Whilst I don’t live here now, it’s where my heart is, so giving back to society and championing my community just feels like the right thing. Though my father is no longer here, I feel tremendous pride in celebrating his life and his years of service and duty by donating these ambulances in his name and doing something positive for AMC and Assam as a whole,” he said.

Talking about Dr. Bhaskar Gogoi,  he said he is a great friend and a powerful force for good in Assam and India as a whole.

“His noble endeavour and this initiative is just an example of what we can achieve if we work together for society as a whole. I am committed to try my best to do something good for Assam in my capacity in the future too,” he said.

An initiative of Dr. Bhaskar Gogoi

Dr. Bhaskar Gogoi approached Abu Dhabi-based businessman Vedanta Baruah, a golden visa holder who hails from Dibrugarh, Assam, last month for some support in his endeavour to provide relief to patients and requested for Advanced Life Support ambulances for Assam Medical College. Vedanta Baruah’s father Late Dr. Ganesh Chandra Baruah was a former Principal of Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh. Vedanta Baruah readily agreed to donate two Advanced Life Support ambulances to Assam Medical College at a cost of Rs. 63 lakh.

Vedanta Baruah – Assam’s first Golden Visa holder for UAE

Vedanta Baruah is the CEO and shareholder of Berns Brett Masood Insurance LLC, which has offices in UAE, UK, EU, and India and partnerships worldwide and operates globally. A visionary business leader, Vedanta Baruah became the first Assamese to be awarded a Golden Visa in the Investors category granted by the Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi, UAE. he visits Assam every year at least twice. He also actively works for the welfare of Assamese diasporas in UAE.

Vedanta Baruah is the youngest son of Sannu Devi, former Head of Department, Botany, DHSK College, Dibrugarh and Late Dr Ganesh Chandra Baruah, former Principal, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh.