Keeping in view scarcity of doctors in the State, the State Government will soon appoint over 500 doctors including 458 ayurvedic doctors.
“In a bid to improve heath services in the State, we are going to appoint 458 ayurvedic doctors and 100 BDAS doctors in the State,” said Surendra Singh Negi, the Health Minister and Minister in-charge of Almora district after reviewing the natural calamity situation of the district in Almora on Sunday.
These doctors will be deployed wherever there is necessity of doctors across the State, said the Minister, asking the health officials concerned of the district Almora to ensure availability of medicines in adequate quantity in different hospitals of the district.
The Minister informed that natural calamity has so far caused damage worth Rs 17 crore to the Government properties in Almora. At the same time, he directed the officials concerned to submit the detail of the damage done to the Government properties so that steps could be taken to carry out the works in disaster-affected areas as soon as possible.
In the meanwhile, the Minister also called upon the officials concerned to mitigate the hardships of the disaster victims on priority basis so that they (the victims) could also lead a normal life.
He also asked the officials concerned to be prepared to carry out relief operations promptly. Reviewing the situation caused by natural calamity in Almora, Negi also stressed on the need to ensure availability of food grains in adequate quantity in different parts of the district.