SILCHAR, July 12 -- All India Mahila Congress chief and former Congress MP from Silchar, Susmita Dev has reiterated the demand of the people of Barak Valley for posting of cardiologist and neurologist at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH).
In her letter to Sameer Sinha, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health, Government of Assam on Sunday, Dev said, 'many lives have been lost due to lack of specialised cardiologist and neurologist here. After the death of a youth named Sayantan Chakraborty in October 2019 owing to lack of a specialised doctors for angioplasty, people of Silchar raised voice for a neurologist and cardiologist for which they received positive assurances.'
'In March this year, following intervention of Padmash...