In order to boost rescue and relief efforts and provide swift treatment to those injured in the disaster-affected areas, the State Health department has also deployed its paramedical staff in the relief works.
All the officials and staff of the health directorate worked on Sunday. In presence of Principal Secretary Health at disaster relief control room in the directorate, acting director Dr GS Joshi and additional secretary Heath Piyush Singh monitored deployment of doctors and other paramedical staff in disaster-affected areas. The senior officials also ensured that supply of the medicine to the areas must be ensured in time.
The department deployed 2,099 paramedical staff, including 180 pharmacist and 73 staff nurses, in disaster-affected areas for fast treatment of victim. The department has deployed additional 148 doctors in the disaster-hit areas, keeping in view number of disaster-affected persons.
State Health Minister requested from the doctors of other States to extend their help in relief work. Several doctors from different States reached the State and are giving treatment to them. Red Cresent society sent 20 doctors and pharmacists each to the State following the request by the Minister. The society is also providing medicine and made available four ambulances. Apollo Hospital administration has also sent medicines for the disaster affected areas.
Medicine depots have been set up in Tehri, Gopeshwar and Uttarkashi in order to ensure proper supply to the disaster-affected areas. All the necessary medicines have been stored in the depots. According to available figures, 436 persons injured in the disaster are being given treatment in different Government hospitals. Moreover, 20 post-mortems were done in Haridwar.