The services of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine would now be available at the Military Hospital (MH) of Dehradun. This information was provided by the Commandant of the MH, Brigadier Dr A K Sharma, to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Uttarakhand Sub Area Major General Balraj Mehta in a meeting held at MH on Saturday. The Commandant of the MH said that a new MRI centre in the hospital premises has been established and the ex- servicemen and their dependents can avail free MRI and ultrasound facilities. The MH of Dehradun provides quality health service to a large population of ex- servicemen and their families belonging to the Garhwal area. The meeting was held to discuss the problem of shortage of medicines faced by the ex- servicemen and staff members of Uttarakhand sub area at Ex- Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) centre, Dehradun. In order to address the problem of shortage of medicine, it was decided that the monetary support for the ECHS polyclinic Dehradun would be enhanced from existing Rs 1 lakh per month to Rs 2 lakh per month. The GOC also ordered that the manpower provided from sub area to the MH be increased from four to eight to assist in the procurement of medicines. The officers attending the meeting hoped that these efforts made by sub area would help in solving the problems of ex -servicemen and go a long way in meeting their aspirations. The sub area has a helpline number 0135- 2753024, on which the ex- servicemen can provide their suggestions. The meeting was chaired by GOC Uttarakhand sub area and Commandant of MH, Director Regional Centre of ECHS and other senior officers participated in it.