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Emergency Services in Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari Emergency ServicesEmergency services are order of the day and that too for a district like Kanyakumari that receives visitors from all over the world throughout the year. As a matter of fact, effective handling of emergency situations is a must for any city. Emergency situations may strike out of the blue and may create massive tragedies and immediate handling of such situations will probably reduce the impact most of the times.

Emergency situations may occur in any form, road accident, burglary, fire accident or emergency medical needs, the situation can well be handled by professional people like fire fighters, police force, blood banks, ambulance services and hospital services. Kanyakumari district houses a lot of government and private players who primarily work to create a safe living environment for the people of Kanyakumari.

It has to be mentioned that Kanyakumari district has emergency services of the highest quality. Kanyakumari was one of the worst hit districts in India by the deadliest tsunami (tidal wave) that devastated the seacoasts of several nations in South and South East Asia, on the fateful day of 26th of December 2004. The wide range of emergency services of Kanyakumari district played a crucial role in saving hundreds of thousands of people and bringing back the region to its normality.

Police Department in Kanyakumari

The administrative structure of the police department in Kanyakumari district is separated into four exclusive subdivisions that are headed by an Assistant Superintendent of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police. Police stations are the primary units of police department's governance in the territorial dominion of Kanyakumari.

As per the Code of Criminal Procedure, every law breaking activity has to be entered in the police records at the respective police station and all cautionary, investigatory and law and order process is executed from police stations. Furthermore, police stations in Kanyakumari district are divided into a various beats (beat is the territory and clock time that a policeman patrols), that are allotted to police constables for policing, surveillance, collection of intelligence information and so on.

Important Contact Details of Kanyakumari Police Subdivisions and Units

Name of the Subdivision: Colachel
Name of the Officer: Shri. Pandi Gangadhar
Contact Number: 04651-226227, 9849627007

Name of the Subdivision: Kanniyakumari
Name of the Officer: Vacant
Contact Number: 06452-246324

Name of the Subdivision: Thuckalay
Name of the Officer: Shri. Kasthuri Gandhi
Contact Number: 04651-250741, 9842411688

Name of the Unit: Additional Superintendent of Police, District Crime Record Bureau
Name of the Officer: Shri. Elango
Contact Number: 04652-220657, 9443519541

Name of the Unit: Additional Superintendent of Police, District Police Headquarters
Name of the Officer: Shri. Saravanan
Contact Number: 04652-220657

Name of the Unit: Additional Superintendent of Police, Prohibition Enforcement Wing
Name of the Officer: Shri. Balakrishnan
Contact Number: 04652-221377, 9487871001

Name of the Unit: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Prohibition Enforcement Wing
Name of the Officer: Shri. Almas Ali
Contact Number: 04651-224833, 9443153862

Name of the Unit: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Armed Reserve
Name of the Officer: Shri. Sankaranarayanan
Contact Number: 04652-264321, 8925130337

Name of the Unit: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Land Grabbing
Name of the Officer: Rethinavel
Contact Number: 04652-221366/220427, 8754464234

Ambulance Services in Kanyakumari District

Ambulance services are an important and integral part of the emergency services available in Kanyakumari district. The ambulance services in Kanyakumari are very prompt and have rescued hundreds of local people by taking them to hospitals on time. Most of the private health care facilities in the district of Kanyakumari are providing ambulance services to the population. The local administration is taking every step to ensure that government ambulance services are available to every member of the society. Some of the important ambulance services in Kanyakumari district include

Kanyakumari Government Hospital
Phone Number: +(91)-6452-223206

New Backia Ambulance Service
Phone Number: +(91)-9344306060

Daniel Ambulance Service
Phone Number: +(91)-9442165500, 9842471348

Annai Ambulance Service
Phone Number: +(91)-9047382874

Siva Hospital Ambulance Service
Phone Number: +(91)-4652-251119

Kuzhithurai Ambulance Service
Phone Number: +(91)-4651-270040

Hospital Services in Kanyakumari District

The district of Kanyakumari is the home of a lot of quality government hospitals and world class private health care facilities that make a critical wing of emergency services in the district. All the hospitals in the Kanyakumari district are equipped with cutting edge medical equipments, highly experienced doctors, and responsible medical faculties and so on. During the tsunami attack in 2004, all the health care facilities in the district had helped the population with absolute devotion. Some fo the leading health care facilities in Kanyakumari district include

Siva Hospital, Eathamozhi
Phone Number: +(91)-4652-252253

Kanyakumari Government Hospital
Phone Number: +(91)-4652-223201

CSI Hospital
Phone Number: +(91)-4651-270073

George Mission Hospital
Phone Number: +(91)-4653-245683, 245684

P.P.K Hospital
Phone Number: +(91)-9944871722

Fire and Rescue Services in Kanyakumari District

Fire and rescue service in Kanyakumari district is regarded as one of the most efficient emergency services in the district. The district's fire and rescue services play an all-important role in fire fighting and fire prevention in the district. Find below the list of fire stations in Kanyakumari along with their contact details.

Assistant Divisional Fire Officer
Kanyakumari Fire Service
Phone Number: 04652-226571

Divisional Fire Officer
Nagercoil Fire Service
Phone Number: 04652-226571

Kanyakumari Fire Tender
Phone Number: 04652-270309

Nagercoil Fire Tender
04652-276331

Kulasekaram Fire Tender
Phone Number: 04651-277699

Kuzhithurai Fire Tender
Phone Number: 04651-260200

Thuckalay Fire Tender
Phone Number: 04651-250449

Colachel Fire Tender
Phone Number: 04651-226303

Kollemcode Fire Tender
Phone Number: 04651-240101

Blood Banks in Kanyakumari District

Kanyakumari district houses a lot of government blood banks and private blood banks that are duly approved by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO). Also, government blood banks in the district offer blood for free of cost or at a very nominal cost. Some of the important blood banks in Kanyakumari include

Marthandam Blood Bank
Phone Number: +(91)-4651-270753, +(91)-9443606955

Kanyakumari Government Hospital
Phone Number: +(91)-4652-223201

Kanya Blood Bank
Phone Number: +(91)-4652-279850, 273951

Royal Blood Bank & Diagnostics
Phone Number: +(91)-4652-229903, +(91)-9842135095

Sivanthi Blood Bank
Phone Number: +(91)-4652-221221, +(91)-9842125275

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