Thread by @uttirna96

#Thread: Since many people in #Odisha & outside have the impression that the state govt has done incredibly well at #covidmanagement, here's something I feel people need to know too before painting a rosy picture on SM. I live in a place that is 34 km away from #Nabarangpur DH

Anxious about my father's health, I tried figuring the nearest RT-PCR test centre, and I was told there's only one centre, i.e., #Nabarangpur DHH and it takes about 5-6 days to get the test results. Why? Because they send the sample to SLN Hospital at #Koraput

Now here's what you need to know- #Odisha govt after one year of slumber, sanctioned ₹20 cr yesterday for #Covid testing labs in 16 districts and #Nabarangpur is one among them. After 1 year of a goddamn #pandemic, my district will finally have a #RTPCRTest lab.

Umerkote, Jharigan are about 60+ km, Raighar, Chandahandi- 90+ km from #Nabarangpur DHH. And #Odisha govt thinks people from a tribal-dominated district can travel to a far off place to get the test done. I don't know why I am even complaining. I know people…..

..who have travelled far off places to get a damn ultrasound done because either the machines are not functioning at the DHH, Christian hospital is overwhelmed. And since #Odisha is all about #Bhubaneswar and #Cuttack, who cares what happens in a poor district like #Nabarangpur

Do a basic google search if #Odisha has at least one #RTPCR testing centre in the rest of 28 districts leaving #Khordha and #Cuttack. The joke is on us because we never questioned this. Let's get back to sharing the infographic on the no of states #Odisha has helped with #Oxygen

Also, #Chhattisgarh borders #Nabarangpur but that shouldn't be a matter of concern. I should rather thank the #Odisha govt for finally sanctioning money after 1 year for a #RTPCR test lab. It's a poor district and I have no qualms in saying it will remain poor forever.