Kupwara, Jun 8: The residents of Chamkote in border town Karnah of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have expressed resentment against authorities for failing to provide government accommodation to health and wellness centre located in the area.
The residents said that earlier the centre was functioning in a dilapidated building and a few years back authorities shifted the centre to the house of a local. They said that the centre was functioning only in few rooms with only one employee posted here which tells upon the smooth functioning of the centre. The residents said that staff shortage has always been a concern for them but authorities never took their genuine concern seriously.
“At present only one FMPHW employee is posted at Health and Wellness centreChamkote which doesn’t suffice the need of a huge chunk of population,” they added. Locals said that they have time and again approached authorities for augmentation of staff here but after the passage of several years nothing has been done in this regard. They appealed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to upgrade their health centre to the status of New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) so that they will get proper health care.
When this issue was brought into the notice of Block Medical Officer (BMO) Karnah, Dr Arif Khawaja, he said that health department has taken the matter with revenue department for allotting them
