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| City witnesses shortage of essentials | | Prolonged siege chokes Srinagar | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 15: Mohammad Aslam a retried government official always used to roam around the busy Khanyar Srinagar to capture mood and to pass time. But since last 6 days he feels suffocated as old city is witnessing strict curfew in the wake of civilian killings.
Kashmir is witnessing shutdown and protests against the civilian killings. At least 40 civilians has been killed so for. While 1500 civilians and around 100 security forces were injured in the ongoing unrest.
Early Times try to contact some people in Srinagar who are under curfew from last six days.
"It is suffocating for everyone. Living under siege is unbearable. Down town has suffered for many years and we have lost so many young lives in the old city. So called politicians have never bothered for our miseries. We are short of life saving essentials from last six days. We have been caged like animals. Where are the so called politicians who claim to represent us? Life here is hell," said Shah who was confined to his house.
The residents of curfew-hit areas complained that they have exhausted their food stocks and are running short of essential commodities. "We are on verge of starvation. We don't have food stuff. Even we don't have food for our children. I am sick of the current situation. It is suffocating. We continue to face hardships since the curfew was imposed and the authorities are silent," Khalid of RajoriKadal said.
He said that patients surviving on life-saving drugs are at a higher risk and in a fix where from to arrange medicines like Insulin and anti-hypertension drugs - a dose of which is must for their survival every day. With all medical shops closed due to stringent curfew in place, Habibullah of old Srinagar has been calling all his friends since Thursday to find ways of arranging Insulin for his diabetic wife, but to no avail. "I used all my options. Had we known that situation would take an ugly turn, we would have purchased the drug for at least a couple of weeks," he said.
"I have Blood pressure checking device at home and my mother's count was 180/95 which is high. We have no drug at home for her as shops are closed and we are not being allowed to venture out," said Fayaz, who lives in area of Nowhatta old city and added that my mother is not the lone case as there are scores of other such patients across the area.
Mohmad Yaqoob who runs his shop in Nowhatta said that my wife developed serious complications since Thursday evening. She complained of severe headache and fell unconscious a couple of times. Due to strict restrictions, we have not been able to reach hospital for her treatment," said Mohmad Ayoob,.
A senior doctor on duty at Ranawari Hospital said they were finding it too difficult to reach hospital due to tough restrictions. "The numbers of Out Door Patients (OPD) were tremendously gone down as people were not able to reach hospital for treatment. It is true that those who are surviving on life-saving drugs are facing tough situation," he said.
Similarly People in other curfew bound areas complained that they were facing hardships and shortage of medicines, food and other essential items because of curfew. |
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