Ghulam Nabi Raina

Ganderbal August 07:(KNS) The X-ray machine at Trauma care Centre Gund Kangan in Ganderbal has become defunct three months before due to which patients are facing huge inconvenience.

Locals said that they are facing huge inconvenience as they have to shift patients either Kangan or Ganderbal.

"we have to turn patients to Kangan or other hospitals for X-rays for three months, which not only wastes patients time but also makes difficult for doctos to treat the patients ," locals said. 

According to the details, with Kashmir News Service (KNS) correspondent, the Primary Health Center (PHC) Gund was upgraded to trauma care centre last year due to which ran a wave of happiness among local population.

Riyaz Ahmad , a local said that PHC Gund did not have the facilities that a Trauma care Centre is supposed to have.

"more doctors have been deployed here and people are now hoping for better medical facilities here but three months ago the X-ray machine in the hospital got damaged due to which patients now have to undergo X-ray at Kangan or Ganderbal," he said adding that as a result of which not only the patients and attendants are facing difficulties but doctors are also facing inconvenience in treating patients.

Locals said that the X-ray technician stationed at the hospital had to be on duty in PHC Kullan and PHC Gund respectively, due to which patients in Kullan also had to wait for X-ray technician.

Locals questioned that Why isn't health paying attention to this issue? .

They threatened that if a new X-ray machine is not installed in the hospital within two days, they will be forced to take to the streets to protest against the health department and all the responsibility will lie on the department. 

Pertinent to mention here that an operation theater was also set up here in 2009 to perform minor surgeries but it has been 11 years now , the operation theater has not been manipulated due to which patients have to turn to Srinagar or Kangan for minor surgeries.

Hospital sources said that there is also shortage of medicines in the hospital due to which patients often have to buy medicines from the market at high prices. 

When CMO Ganderbal Dr Deba was contacted on the phone, She said that she is in a meeting(KNS)