The Vice President of State unit of Congress party, Surya Kant Dhasmana, has expressed deep anguish on the fact that the CT scan machine of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital has not been functioning for the last six months. The congress leader visited the hospital on the day and inspected Dengue ward.

During the visit, he was accompanied by Medical Superintendent (MS) of the GDMC hospital, Dr K K Tamta.

Dr Tamta told Dhasmana that blood test of 2,800 suspected cases of dengue has so far been conducted in the hospital. He said that a special ward with 21 beds has been formed in paediatrics ward for children.

Later talking to the media, Dhasmana said that the condition of GDMC hospital which is the biggest hospital of the State is pathetic. He said that it is very serious that the CT scan machine of the hospital has not been working for the last six months and the MRI machine is prone to malfunctioning. He said that the CMS of the hospital accepted that the file for purchase of CT scan machine is stuck in the State administration for the last six months. Dhasmana said that the file for demand of Rs 6 crore for CT scan and Rs 5 crore for MRI machine is pending in finance department.

He said that the GDMC hospital is working with acute shortage of staff nurses and other technical staff. Dhasmana said that it is very sad that Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who is MLA from Doiwala constituency of Dehradun, has remained indifferent towards the hospital.