Team of specialist doctors from PGI Chandigarh reaching GMC Jammu to assist in response.
Kishtwar, August 14 (KNS) : In the immediate aftermath of the devastating cloud burst in Chashoti Kishtwar on August 14, 2025, the Health & Medical Education Department of Jammu & Kashmir has implemented a comprehensive series of measures to augment healthcare services and ensure optimal patient care for the affected population.
Critical Health Infrastructure has been reinforced at Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Padder with an additional deployment of 13 doctors and 31 paramedics. Seniors officers of the department are stationed at Padder, overseeing rescue and medical operations.
District Hospital (DH) Kishtwar has also been bolstered with the additional deployment of General Surgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons, and Anaesthetists from Government Medical College (GMC) Doda.
Additionally tertiary care institutions have been put in a state of ful readiness. A team comprising of specialists has been readied at GMC Doda to manage patients being referred from DH Kishtwar.
GMC Jammu is in full operational readiness with 50 dedicated disaster beds, 20 ventilator beds, and 5 operational Operation Theatres (OTs).Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelSpecialist medical teams comprising of Orthopaedicians, Neurosurgeons, Critical Care Anaesthetists, Maxillo-Facial consultants are on standby. The GMC Jammu Blood Bank has augmented 200 plus units of blood available for any exigency.
To assist in the response to the situation, PGIMER Chandigarh has dispatched a specialized team comprising Critical Care Specialists and Neurosurgeons to GMC Jammu to further enhance critical care patient care capabilities.
Immediately following the incident, a large fleet of 65 ambulances from the health department, NHPC, Army, CRPF and 108 Emergency Service of the J&K Health and Medical Education department was deployed for rescue and patient transfer.
The Health & Medical Education Department is fully mobilised for providing all necessary medical support and resources throughout this emergency. The situation is being continuously monitored, and further updates will be provided as necessary.(KNS)