Pune
based Force Motors announced that it has delivered 200 Trax Toofan vehicles to
the Revenue and Forest department of Maharashtra. These vehicles will be used
by the concerned departments to speed up the vaccination process by ferrying
villagers from remote locations in Nagpur and Amravati to the nearest primary
healthcare centres.
The
Trax Toofan of Force Motors was preferred over other makes as it was the Multi
Utility Vehicle that offered maximum seating capacity of 11 persons excluding
the driver.
The
200 strong fleet of Trax Toofan was flagged off virtually by Uddhav Thackeray,
Chief Minister and Rajesh Tope, Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare,
Maharashtrain the presence of Balasaheb Thorat, Minister for revenue of
Maharashtra state and Nitin Raut, Minister for Energy and Guardian Minister of
Nagpur, Sunil Kedar, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Sports
and Youth Welfare and Yashomati Thakur, Guardian Minister of Amravati at a
grand ceremony held at Nagpur.
Prasan
Firodia, Managing Director, Force Motors Ltd. said, “The virus is now spreading
to the hinterland and lack of transportation facilities in rural areas poses a
big risk to the unvaccinated population. The State Government initiative to
speed up vaccination by ferrying those residing in remote parts to the health
centres is a commendable step. We are delighted that our Trax Toofan vehicles
will be involved in this life saving mission.
The
all new Trax Toofan is a ground up new modular utility vehicle platform with an
all-new body, full new interiors, a new Mercedes derived power train, a new
high strength C-in-C chassis, a new parabolic leaf spring suspension offering
best in class space as well as riding comfort. Ashutosh Khosla, President,
Sales and Marketing, Force Motors said, “The Trax Toofan would ensure that the
long-distance journeys on the rough rural roads will be most comfortable and
fatigue free”.