First-ever angiography performed in Silchar Medical College & Hospital

SILCHAR: First-ever angiography has been performed successfully on a patient in Silchar Medical College & Hospital here on Tuesday. DC Keerthi Jalli in presence of principal Dr Babul Bezburah,Vice-principal Dr Bhaskar Gupta and Superintendent, Dr Abhijit Swami visited cath lab of SMC&H.

Dr Rakesh Gopal, consultant, Cardiology from Chennai started treating patients in SMC&H. The cath lab was installed at the SMC&H on the initiative of CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and in January 2022 the cath lab was inaugurated by the Chief Minister.

Silchar Municipal Board is conducting awareness drive for implementation of the plastic waste management at New Market and Fatak Bazar to ensure that single use plastic materials are not used henceforth.

On Tuesday, GD Tripathi, CEO, ASDMA visited Katigorah Revenue Circle of Cachar district to review the flood situation. During the visit he was accompanied by DC Keerthi Jalli, Circle Officer Katigorah and other Departmental officials. He inspected the defunct sluice gates over river Baleshwar under Katigorah Revenue Circle which have been one of the major reasons for flood in the Katigorah Revenue Circle.

Health care drive has been also carried out in various flood affected areas of Katigorah Revenue Circle by the health workers on the day in addition to that animal health camps were organised at Gobindapur and Fulbari G.P. under Katigorah Development Block.

Meanwhile, as per report received from Cachar DDMA on Wednesday, a total of 72 villages have been affected by the flood water wherein a total of 147572 people have been affected out of which 56178 are males, 51506 females and 3988 are children, stated a press release.

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