{"id":22257,"date":"2026-06-11T19:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=22257"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:05:37","slug":"ashtangoo-hc-ambulance-used-for-vip-trips-patients-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/ashtangoo-hc-ambulance-used-for-vip-trips-patients-suffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashtangoo HC ambulance \u2018used for VIP trips\u2019, patients suffer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bandipora, Jun 11:\u00a0<\/strong>Residents of Ashtangoo village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district have alleged that an ambulance assigned to a local Health Centre (HC) facility has been diverted for official and VIP-related duties, forcing patients to depend on private vehicles during medical emergencies.<\/p>\n

The residents claimed that the 102 ambulance attached to the New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) Ashtangoo remained unavailable for patients for several months, affecting healthcare access in over a dozen villages with a population of more than 30,000.<\/p>\n

They alleged that elderly patients, pregnant women and critically ill persons often face difficulties in reaching hospitals, particularly during night hours, due to the absence of a dedicated ambulance.<\/p>\n

“We have repeatedly requested the authorities to restore the ambulance to the health centre, but no action has been taken,” a local said.<\/p>\n

Residents also raised concerns over the functioning of the health centre, alleging that some staff members report late for duty and leave before official working hours.<\/p>\n

They claimed that medicines are not regularly available, forcing patients to purchase them from private pharmacies.<\/p>\n

Another resident said that while the 108 emergency ambulance service remains available, it is frequently engaged elsewhere, resulting in delays in shifting patients to higher healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n

In-charge of NTPHC Ashtangoo, Dr Saboor, confirmed that the 102 ambulance is presently stationed at the office of the Block Medical Officer (BMO), Bandipora.<\/p>\n

BMO Bandipora Dr Tahir said the vehicle is being utilised for block-level official work and emergency department-related duties, including accompanying official visits and facilitating VIP movements whenever required.<\/p>\n

His statement has drawn criticism from residents, who questioned the use of a patient transport ambulance for administrative purposes.<\/p>\n

Locals also alleged that another ambulance attached to the BMO office has remained under repair for a prolonged period, putting additional pressure on emergency transport services in the area.<\/p>\n

The residents demanded an inquiry into the deployment of ambulances and the functioning of healthcare services at the health centre.<\/p>\n

They urged the administration to ensure that the ambulance is restored to the facility so that emergency medical services remain available to patients round the clock\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bandipora, Jun 11:\u00a0Residents of Ashtangoo village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district have alleged that an ambulance assigned to a local Health Centre (HC) facility has been diverted for official and VIP-related duties, forcing patients to depend on private vehicles during medical emergencies. The residents claimed that the 102 ambulance attached to the New Type Primary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22259,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22257\/revisions\/22259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}