Relief posts have been created on Chardham yatra route
The health department has completed all the preparations for the Chardham Yatra. Relief posts will be established on behalf of the Department on Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath Yatra routes. Here the oxygen cylinder, generic medicines will also be available with the team of Physicians. The department has fixed the duty of the doctors from various districts for the Chardham yatra.
Doctors will be available 24 hours during Chardham Yatra
There will be 54 specialist doctors and 30 general physicians. Duty of general doctors will be for 30 days and duty of MBBS doctors for 15 days, which will be changed on a rotating basis. Dr. Ravindra Thapliyal, Director of General Health says that the department has completed all the arrangements for the Chardham yatra. During the Yatra, if the oxygen cylinders or medicines end, the financial powers have been given to the CMO of the respective districts. They can buy 50,000 rupees medicines and oxygen cylinders directly. No permission will be required from this.
Published Date: May 3, 2019