Party alleges negligence, corruption and poor health services in district
PIONEER NEWS SERVICE | Uttarkashi
The Congress staged a protest against the condition of the Uttarkashi district hospital and alleged negligence in preparations for the Char Dham Yatra here on Friday.
The district Congress chief Manish Rana led a party delegation which submitted a memorandum addressed to the governor. In the memorandum submitted to the district magistrate Meharban Singh Bisht, the party has stated that the Uttarkashi district hospital lacks specialist doctors. There is only one physician while there is no orthopaedic. Further, important services like ultrasound and CT scan are not available round the clock as required in a district hospital. There is a major shortage of important medicines in the Jan Aushadhi Kendra, due to which the citizens are forced to purchase expensive medicines from chemists outside the hospital.
The Congress also alleged that touts are thriving in the district hospital with patients being intentionally referred to or sent to private pathology labs and medical stores. The citizens are being openly exploited at the district hospital, which will not be tolerated anymore, they said.
Rana said that such a pathetic condition of the district hospital and health services in a border district like Uttarkashi which is also vulnerable to disasters, is akin to playing with the lives of the citizens. He sought appointment of specialist doctors, round the clock diagnostics, regular supply of essential medicines and action against corruption. All the pending works on the Yatra route should also be completed without any further delay, he said.
