Chief Minsiter Harish Rawat visited the Srikot base hospital in Srinagar and met those injured in the bus accident that killed 16 persons at Juyalgarh on the weekend. He directed officials to ensure that the injured receive all necessary medical treatment.
Rawat met the injured persons and their relatives along with the family members who had lost their kinfolk in the accident that occurred near Maletha in Tehri district on Saturday. The CM directed the medical officer and doctors to provide the best possible medical treatment to the injured persons. He also directed the police, transport department and revenue department officials to remain vigilant and take measures to prevent such accidents from taking place in the future. Rawat expressed concern at the incidents of road mishaps in the mountainous regions of the State and stressed that the State government will ensure effective enforcement of the law to control the rising graph of road mishaps.
The CM further directed the officials concerned to ensure that there is no dearth of live saving medicines and stressed that if needed, the injured should be referred to higher centre in Dehradun and the treatment should be free of cost.
Talking to the media persons on the occasion, the CM said that the State Government is making necessary effort to depute doctors in required numbers to the mountainous regions of the State. The Government will provide incentives to attract doctors to work in the mountainous areas with the aim of resolving the shortage of doctors in such areas. The State Government is laying special emphasis on improving the condition of the healthcare facilities, education and roads, he added.
It will be recalled that 16 persons had died and 17 were injured in the bus accident on Saturday. Out of the 16 persons killed, the bodies of 12 were identified while four are yet to be identified.