Haflong, May’13 : The Haflong based 43 Assam Rifles under the aegis of 22 Sector Assam Rifles/IGAR (East) have organized a Medical Camp at Hajadisa, Dima Hasao keeping in view of the hardships of local populace in remote areas. The team of Doctors of Assam Rifles along with nursing assistants from the hospital attended to the patients. People of general area Hajadisa apart from nearby remote villages turned up in huge numbers.
During the camps a awareness program on prevention was also held. The medical team also conducted workshop to make the youth of the area aware about ill effects of drug abuse, benefits of family planning and HIV- AIDS where man,woman and children’s took part audaciously to the speeches given by medical team. Besides providing free medicines for the various ailments the patients with dreaded symptoms were also referred to Civil Hospital. Free diagnostics test for malaria was also conducted by the team. Around 223 villagers with 98 female, 55 children and 70 men benefited from the medical camp. On the occasion the battalion also facilitated the villagers with CSD and ARWWA facilities and refreshment. The public opined that organizing such camps will help strengthen the bonding between the locals and the security forces and thanked the Assam Rifles for doing their bit for the society deprived of basic amenities and the Assam Rifles also promised of all possible help to the locals.
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