Digboi, Sept. 11 -- The Digboi Community Health Centre (CHC) in Assam, the primary healthcare hub for the region, struggles to function effectively due to an acute shortage of doctors.

As a result, hundreds of patients visiting the facility daily grapple with inadequate medical attention.

The centre serves not only Digboi but also patients from Pengri, Bordumsa, and nearby areas, increasing the pressure.

On Friday, a heavy rush of patients overwhelmed the CHC again. However, only one doctor attended to the large crowd.

Long queues of elderly people, women, children, and students stretched outside the consultation chamber, with many forced to wait for hours in the scorching heat.

Several patients, disappointed and exhausted, had no ch...