Pregnant lady from Gurez awaits helicopter for evacuation

Suhail Rather

Gurez, Apr 01(PTK): For want of helicopter service from Gurez area, a pregnant lady has been waiting for her shifting to Bandipora hospital for the past three days as the 84 km-long Bandipora- Gurez road continues to remains closed for the last more than three months now.

Family members of a pregnant lady on Tuesday appealed the district administration to airlift her as the road remains closed due to heavy accumulation of snow on Razdan pass.

They said that the ailing pregnant lady was admitted at SDH Gurez three days ago but her condition was worsening with each passing day as the hospital lacks advanced facilities.

In a viral video clip family members appealed the district administration to immediately airlift the patient as soon as poosible.

The lady has been identified as Zoituna Begum (36) wife of Farooq Ahmad Lone, a resident of Purana Tulail of Gurez.

The 84-km-long Bandipora-Gurez road remains closed for winter months as the area receives heavy snowfall. The road was closed last in December, 2019 following heavy snowfall in Gurez and at Razdan Pass.(PTK)