Ludhiana, Nov. 20 -- The Aam Aadmi Clinic (AAC) located at Chhawani Mohalla, Ludhiana, has been forced to operate out of a cramped, temporary shop for over eight months after its original premises were gutted in a fire in February. Despite the extensive damage, the facility has yet to be repaired, leaving the clinic staff struggling to provide services in severely restricted space.

The original AAC, which was considered a decent facility for the area, comprised two separate rooms (one for the doctor and one for the laboratory) along with a waiting hall for patients. Currently, all these services-consultation, inspection, testing, and patient waiting-are being delivered within a single, small 12ft x 12ft shop owned by the neighbourhood gu...