Telemedicine centre Needs a Telephone line

KORAPUT: An unending series of dialogues over the connection of a
telephone line to the District Headquarter Hospital at Koraput has
kept the Tele medicine unit fitted with satellite link in the hospital
idle for the last two months . If connected , patients in Koraput
could get assistance by being connected to the specialists of the
medical colleges at Cuttack and Berhampur , Dr.K.H.Reddy , CDMO of
Koraput said . But it remains non operational for the lack of a
telephone connection , he said . The DGM of BSNL at Koraput clarified
that unless the office of CDMO clears all the pending telephone
bills on the district office , the telephone connection could not be
given to the hospital . Looking at the problem of the patients for
the non availability of specialists in the region , Koraput Citizen
Forum has demanded immediate intervention of the district collector
to bring a quick solution to facilitate the benefit reaching the
patients .
(EOM)