There are at least six cars at Sector No. 4 which can be connected into Ambulances.
I understand some of our Ambulances are lying at Barakpur. I do not know how true it is but I need hardly over stretch the immediate need of transport to save life of the injured soldiers.
Karimganj Mukti Babini Hospital
One house was procured by Mr. Dewan Farid Gazi MNA. Onc Mr. Mosabber Ali donated the beds and beddings for 20 patients we have seen 12 patients there. We have appointed one Doctor and 3 Nurses.
This Hospital will have to be maintained by the Defence Department. An estimated cost of Rs. 5,000/- will be required to run this Hospital. Some medicines will have to be sent immediately.
Balat A.D.S.
Our politicians at Shillong has organised one A. D. S. at Balat with 4 tents. One doctor is working there and paid by B. S. F. Medicines and surgical equipments are immediately to be sent by us. 4 more tents are to be set up with 20 more beds. We shall have to bear the expenses from Defense, initial cost will be at least Rs. 5,000/and running costs of about Rs. 3,000/- per month including medicines. We shall have to do something about it immediately.
Similar A. D. S. will have to be set up at Dowki, Sheila and Basscra. Once the sector Medical Officer is appointed, he will be entrusted with the responsibility to organize them. One transport will have to be placed at the disposal of the Medical Officer; otherwise no work will be possible.
Overall Impression
I am thankful for the opportunity offered to me by the Acting President to express my impressions of recent tour to the Cabinet. I think, all pervading problems are undermining our patriotic fervent with the passage of time. The problems are at least four fold multiplied by two. On Indian side, they are Military, Civil, Social and Political. On our side also they do exist.
Indian Military Authority does not seem altogether prompt in helping our desperate freedom fighters who have burnt all their boats and nothing else to be given except their blood. They are very bitter about their lazy past times under very add living conditions for lack of arms and ammunitions.
I have witnessed two operations, one at Barapunji and one at Balat.
The complaints are the same. Our boys were not given adequate artillery cover. The inferior Indian artillery (if the range of Pakistani artillery is 5 miles, Indian artillery goes only upto 3 miles) I do not know how far it is true but the complaints were uniform everywhere. The Indian side were found unprepared both at Barapunji where Pakistani Army actually entered Indian territory and encircled our boys 3 miles inside Indian
