Vardhan in J&K to oversee medical relief efforts

Earlier, the health ministry sent medicines and other supplies as well as a team of doctors and experts to the state

Harsh Vardhan
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 13 2014 | 12:21 PM IST
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is visiting Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the medical relief operations in the flood-hit state.

Officials said the Health Minister will visit Jammu today and Srinagar tomorrow to review relief work.

The Health Ministry has earlier sent over 100 tonnes of medicines and other supplies besides teams of doctors and experts to flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir.

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A 20-member clinical team comprising physicians, pediatricians and reproductive health specialists have been deployed in Srinagar.

The ministry has set up a control room here to monitor the situation in the state round-the-clock.
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First Published: Sep 13 2014 | 12:10 PM IST

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