Haflong, December 19, 2020 : The villagers of Semkhor demand visiting doctors for Public Health Centre in their village. They said that they do not demand doctors to be posted and station permanently at the village but to visit the village once a week for treat at least emergency cases.
Some elders of the village met media persons on December 19 and requested to highlight their grievances and demand. They said that they have to Maibang Hospital, which is 29 KM from their village for availing medical treatment even for mild ailment. In every visit, they have to spend more than Rs. 7000 for conveyance to reach Haflong for better treatment, they added.
As such, they have been demanding doctors to visit the PHC since along time but there is still no positive response from the concerned authority, they lamented.
It may be stated that Semkhor villager is situated 85 km from the district Headquarter Haflong in Dima Hasao district. For emergency treatment, they have to hire vehicles at the rate of Rs. 3,500/- to visit Hospital at Maibang.
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