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People entering illegally; No Health facilities in Marmat

People entering illegally; No Health facilities in Marmat
People entering illegally; No Health facilities in Marmat

People illegally entering in Tehsil Marmat via short cuts without proper checkup; Whole Marmat is in Fear .

Naeem ul haq Wani

The Chenab Times

As we all know That the Coronavirus is spreading all over the world due to which the whole world is in fear.
In order to fight this, this time the whole country is in lockdown by the PM Modi.
Today, our correspondent visited the village Mangota of Marmat tehsil in District Doda and tried to talk to the people there.
While speaking to the Chenab times, a local resident of village Mangota told us that the people who were in outside states are coming back but they do not know that are they coming through proper medical checkups or not. The false entry of these people in this area is an issue of detention and fear for the residents of the said village.
He further said that some are local students who were studying outside the state and some are labourers and now they are coming back due to COVID19 lockdown.
But when people are coming to their homes, they are not getting their proper checkup .
Further he said that Marmat is a remote area and it is about 40 to 50 kilometers from District headquarter Doda and consists of near about 50 thousand population approximately.
It consists of many villages like Goha, Mangota, Behota, labber, prabble, barri, muthi, bhargra, mandole Etc.
Where there is no facility of the doctor, and people told us that to avoid this disease, people need a doctor and an quarantine ward .
The condition of road is also very bad, vehicles movement is also stoped by the administration they told that even if a person becomes ill here, the doctor is not even available..
Further he said that an ambulance should be given here for emergency.
Through chenab times Residents of this area urged Worthy DC Doda that These residents should be given the proper facility here, whether it is the road facility, doctor facility or Emergency Ambulance service…
And those people who are coming out of the states due to Corona virus should be sent back to their homes by proper medical checkup and those who have already come to the their homes without medical checkup they should be called back by the police or Authorities and should exmined.properly So that the other people of this Area Escape from this disease.

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Naeem ul Haq Wani is Senior Editor of The Chenab Times.

Naeem ul Haq Wani
Naeem ul Haq Wani
Naeem ul Haq Wani is Senior Editor of The Chenab Times.

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