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Health Department require to keep PHC Garacharma under check; Parents allege, “had the doctors would have diagnosed the Dengue fever early in 4-5 days, my daughter would have be with us now”

TMI Correspondent Port Blair, Mar 11: Providing quarters nearest to health centre make eases to doctors. But, that make diseases to patients sometime. Patients who are frequently going to PHC Garacharma allege that, "there are three to four doctors in the hospital treating patients during day time from 9.00 am upto 12.00 noon, and after that no doctors will be seen in the PHC Garacharma, being their residential quarters nearest to the PHC they use to guide the head nurse or nurses to call, if any emergency cases come to PHC. Moreover, this PHC have all the equipments for emergencies, but due to lack of maintenance the oxygen cylinders are always found empty and ambulance is under unserviceable". An incident happened with a 15 years girl child T. Veniya, resident of Teylorabad is a glaring example who became that unfortunate victim, she was taken to Primary Health Centre (PHC), Garacharma complaining fever during the month of December last year, and is ended up her

Will the islanders have to bear thirst in mid-water? - APWD / PBMC making best efforts to supply adequate water; People are also requested to use water judiciously

TMI Bureau Port Blair, Mar 04: South Andaman may witness water scarcity this summer. As per reliable sources, currently Dhanikhari reservoir has around 20.7 Million Liters of water against 29.5 ML last year which is 30% less, in other words only 10 mtrs level of water is left in the Dhanikhari dam. Officials say, for the first time since heightening of the Dhanikhari dam, APWD has been forced to impose curtailment in South Andaman region. However, APWD / PBMC are making best efforts to deal with the situation and supply adequate water to over 40,800 households in South Andaman. People are also requested to use water judiciously, officials added. Climatically, the rainy season happens twice a year under the influence of Southwest monsoon in mid-May to September, and Northeast monsoon in November to January. There is medium to heavy rain during the monsoon, in the months from May to mid September and November to mid December. But, since November last year in these islands did not