Naeem Akhtar, Syed Altaf Bukhari visit LD Hospital

Review progress of work on new facilities

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 21-Jul-2017

Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar and Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari today visited LD Hospital and took stock of pace of construction of various facilities at the hospital.The Ministers were given detailed brief of the steps taken for providing relief to patients. On the construction of new block, Naeem Akhtar directed the officials to ensure that all modern facilities are included in the building. He said that the new block should be constructed in such a way that it will suffice the needs of patients and hospital staff for years to come. He stressed on the need for future planning while undertaking construction of any new building at such a vital public health institution. The Ministers also took stock of steps taken for providing better facilities for patients and attendants, proper disposal of hospital waste and other issues. The Ministers also discussed the planning and future vision of the hospital with the hospital administration. They assured the hospital administration that government will provide every help in turning the hospital into one of the best health institutions.The Ministers also interacted with patients and attendants who apprised them of various problems faced by them at the hospital. The Ministers gave on the spot direction to resolve all of their issues and gave directions to further streamline the functioning of hospital so that minimum inconvenience is suffered by the people.The Ministers were accompanied Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education, Dr Pawan Kotwal, MD JKPPC, Dilip Thusso and other officials of Health and Medical Education, R&B and JKPCC.