“A bigger focus of both the CPWD ( Central Public Works Department) and as well as the Health & Medical Education Department of Jammu & Kashmir Government could probably fast pace the ongoing works at Awantipora AIIMS for it’s completion by December 2024”.
Though it is quite satisfying that Union Minister In the Prime Minister’s Office (MoS In PMO) Dr Jitendra Sing has directed both the CPWD (Central Public Works Department) and as well as administration of Vijaypur AIIMS to complete the incomplete works at the earliest to ensure early inauguration of the AIIMS at Vijaypur but Kashmir AIMS at Awantipora where only 42% of the civil construction works have been completed is yet to get a bigger attention despite it’s vital importance for hassle free health facilities to people of four South Kashmir tourists and travelers on Jammu-Srinagar highway . Since more than 90% of the civil construction works has been already completed at Vijaypur AIIMS the completion of the incomplete works at Jammu AIIMS is not as big a challenge as is the completion of civil construction works at AIIMS in Awantipora in Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A bigger focus of both the CPWD ( Central Public Works Department) and as well as the Health & Medical Education Department of Jammu & Kashmir Government could probably fast pace the ongoing works at Awantipora AIIMS for it’s completion by December 2024 the deadline set for it’s completion. Though Jammu & Kashmir Government’s timely intervention in removing the bottlenecks reduced the delay in the start of civil constructions at AIIMS Awantipora but here after doubling the frequency of ongoing civil construction works could probably result in the early inauguration of AIIMS at Awantipora even before the completion of it’s deadline by December end this year.
“By All standards of understandabilities the physical inconveniences caused to huge populations of four South Kashmir districts and travelers on Jammu-Srinagar highway in traveling to Srinagar for advanced treatments would no longer be a pressing issue after the completion of AIIMS at Awantipora. As early completion of AIIMS Awantipora matters not only for health facilities to local populations of four South Kashmir districts but also for travelers and tourists who will be coming to Kashmir not only by road but by train also now, the bigger attention of the Government for early completion of AIIMS at Awantipora in Kashmir awaited for a long time is overdue now”.
Since there is no major referral hospital excepting Government Medical College Anantnag in any one of the four districts of South Kashmir, the completion of Awantipora AIIMS would hopefully further the causes of increasing the accessibility of both the people of four South Kashmir districts and as well as the travelers on Jammu-Srinagar highway to premium health facilities at a nearest place in the area. By All standards of understandabilities the physical inconveniences caused to huge populations of four South Kashmir districts and travelers on Jammu-Srinagar highway in traveling to Srinagar for advanced treatments would no longer be a pressing issue after the completion of AIIMS at Awantipora. As early completion of AIIMS Awantipora matters not only for health facilities to local populations of four South Kashmir districts but also for travelers and tourists who will be coming to Kashmir not only by road but by train also now, the bigger attention of the Government for early completion of AIIMS at Awantipora in Kashmir awaited for a long time is overdue now.
