Shimla, April 2: Now, bikes will come to the rescue of patients in the Himachal Pradesh capital. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday launched a free bike ambulance service in Shimla town. Many a time, it becomes difficult for a four-wheeler ambulance to reach the spot due to traffic congestion or due to non-availability of proper ambulance roads. So, two bike ambulances were launched, a government spokesperson told IANS. The bike service would be implemented by Hyderabad-based GVK-EMRI (Emergency Magement Research Institute) under a PPP (Public-private partnership) mode. With the launch of two bike ambulances, Himachal Pradesh became the first state in north India to start this service.