Anantnag, Aug 01 (KNO): A health and wellness center in Dadoo area of Bijbehara hamlet in Anantnag district is awaiting completion for the past seven years, thereby pushing the local populace to face hardships.
The residents of Dadoo area said that the work on the health and wellness centre was started around seven years ago but the building is yet to be completed.
As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a centre was working in a rented accommodation, however, due to unknown reasons, it has been shifted to some other place.
“In absence of any health facilities, we are being forced to visit other hospitals far from the area,” said Mohammad Lateef, a local resident.
He added that the government must either dismantle the building as no work has been done there since years or make it functional on priority basis as the locals are feeling insecure in visiting other hospitals due to the threat of wild animals.
Locals said that women and elderly are unable to visit other hospitals until anyone would accompany them due to fear of wild animals and dogs.
Had there been facilities in Dadoo village, there wouldn't have been any necessity for locals to visit other hospitals for even minor alignments, they said, adding that the abandoned building is being used for anti-social activities and authorities must take cognizance of the issue immediately.
“Every evening you can find youth from different areas entering the building for drug addiction and other anti-social things,” they said.
Authorities must complete the building as soon as possible and equip it with modern facilities so that they won't be forced to visit other places for even minor alignments, they said.
Locals claimed that they have brought this issue into the notice of higher ups several times but their pleas are falling into deaf ears.
They urged the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Anantnag and other authorities to look into the matter and take immediate steps so that locals would heave a sigh of relief—(KNO)