The Union Health Ministry rushed a three member team of eye specialists from AIIMS in New Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir to assist the state in treating people who have been injured following violent unrest after killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani.
"Health Minister J P Nadda has directed a three member high level team of eye specialists from AIIMS in New Delhi to be sent to Jammu and Kashmir to assist the state in providing medical care to the persons injured in the on-going law and order problem in the State," an official statement said adding that the team has reached the state.
Earlier in the day, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah slammed 'shameless' Mehbooba government for not putting efforts to restore calm in the state and tweeted, "Misplaced priorities that put theatrics and falsified public participation over and above the ground realities so as to befool bosses in Delhi. The government should have been focused on restoring calm."
Misplaced priorities that put theatrics & falsified public participation over & above the ground realities so as to befool bosses in Delhi.— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 13, 2016
Shameless Govt should have been focused on restoring calm & on helping our doctors who are struggling to treat 1200+ injured people.— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 13, 2016
Hon @narendramodi ji. After Kerala fire you carried a plane load of burn specialists with you. Please send eye/trauma specialists to Kashmir— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 13, 2016
An official spokesperson of the state government said Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti spoke to Health Minister JP Nadda this morning and requested him to send a specialised team of doctors, including retina surgeons, to Kashmir to take care of the injured who have suffered ophthalmic and other trauma.
He said on the instructions of the Chief Minister, the government is also facilitating moving of any injured person outside the state, who needs super-specialised treatment in case it is not available locally.
According to doctors at SMHS hospital, 107 cases of eye injuries have been reported since Saturday at the hospital.
"As many as 87 surgeries have been carried out on these patients. Out of these, eyesight of 40 patients has been restored while we are monitoring other patients," a doctor said.
He said three of the injured persons have lost their eyesight due to pellet injuries and among the injured are three girls, including a nine-year-old.
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