Tekkipora Lolab craves for better health facilities

Kupwara, Mar 10: The residents of Tekkipora Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have appealed to authorities for better health care facilities.

The residents said that the hospital which was established a decade ago at Tekkipora has never been a priority for authorities. They said that this hospital caters to more than 25,000 population but due to lack of staff and diagnostic facilities here, people look for other alternatives.

“We are forced to visit Sub District Hospital Sogam by commuting eight kms for even a small ailment. If we had proper staff in our hospital, we would not have to face difficulties. We have been demanding proper staff at our hospital for several years now but to no avail,” a local said.

He said that the hospital was functioning without a gynecologist which gives a tough time to pregnant women. “We have been demanding posting of a gynecologist here but don’t know why concerned authorities were watching the hardships of people as mute spectators,” he added.

The residents sought immediate intervention of Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) Lolab Qaiser Jamsheed Lone in this regard so that the hardships being faced by the people may end.