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| | Work in Lal Ded hospital affected by tight security | | | SRINAGAR, Aug 15: Located within few yards from the Bakshi Stadium, the tight security for I-Day function marred the health care at the sole maternity hospital, Lal Ded.
Security forces guarded the hospital from all sides in its exterior till this afternoon. The entry and exit points leading towards the hospital were blocked as a part of security for I-Day celebrations. The movement of vehicles or pedestrians was completely blocked.
The hospital wore a deserted look. The parking slot, which usually buzzes with waiting attendants and vehicles, was silent. The corridors of the hospital were deserted. Hardly any movement of patients or attendants was seen inside the hospital, though some doctors were on duty the hospital.
However the routine work was affected in the hospital as OPD also remained defunct. The chemists in the vicinity of the hospital were also shut.
Sources in the hospital said that though OPD remained closed, casualty and emergency services operated normally. The night staff was charged to stay on duty till the situations around hospital normalize.
“Only emergency cases come to hospital today,” sources said. Patients, who visit the hospital in hundreds each day, could not be seen.
Meanwhile, communication was snapped around the Bakshi stadium area from early this morning. The mobile communication and internet lines were snapped for security reasons. People could not make or receive recalls till late afternoon. The internet connections were also down for hours.
“From early morning all phones were jammed and we could not make or receive any calls. We were totally disconnected,” said Sumiya from Lal Chowk.
She said that it was not before 1 PM that phone lines in their areas were released.
Javaid from Jawahar Nagar added, “ We had no internet connection or network on our cell phones after noon.”
This trend of snapping the internet and telephone lines is particular to all Republic and Independence days in the Valley. Every year people face such ‘disconnections’ on country's special days. |
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