DC IMPACT | Ambulances fleecing Corona patients come under scanner DECCAN CHRONICLE. Updated May 10, 2021, 11:56 pm IST Hire charges for ambulances to Chennai are Rs 11,000 for Advanced Life Support System (ALS)-equipped Omnis and Rs 20,000 for ALS Tempos Referring to DC report of over Rs 25,000 collected by an ambulance operator from a patient Siddique for taking him to Chennai for treatment, the officer said they have collected information from the victim to initiate action against the operator. — AP NELLORE: Prompted by news published in these columns on April 30 that ambulance operators are fleecing Covid-19 patients, especially those bound for cities like Chennai, Transport Department has formed teams to keep a close watch on charges being demanded by these operators.