Srinagar, Mar 30 : Authorities in Hari Parigam area of Awantipora have shifted the PHC in a new building after six years but the authorities are yet to post a doctor there.
Locals from Hari Parigam Awantipora told news agency that the PHC building in their area had been lying defunct for the last six years and the existing primary health facility was running out of rented accommodation.
They said that the hospital building was completed years ago with a huge amount of money spent on it but due to unknown reasons it was left abandoned.
They said that the building was used by drug addicts causing inconvenience to people.
They said that after repeated requests to the authorities, the hospital has been shifted to a new building.
They said that the hospital now has good space and can have testing facilities available but there is a need for staff at the hospital.
They further added that there is no doctor at the hospital as of now and only immunization and first aid facilities are being provided at the facility.
Mukhtar Ahmad a local resident said that they are thankful to the government for constructing a big building for the hospital and now shifting it there
He said that spending crores in absence of staff, especially doctors is of no use and there won’t be any benefit for the patients.
Locals requested higher ups to post a male and female doctor at the hospital so that they won’t have to take long routes for minor ailments.
BMO Tral Dr Zahoor Ahmad said that the hospital has been shifted to the new building recently and a doctor will be available in the hospital twice a week from April 1.
