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D
irial Central Hospital (DCH) is the only central
hospital in the Mcleod Russel Group which offers
Laparascopic Cholecystectomy services to the
workers and staff of the Company’s estates.
The Laparascopic Cholecystectomy surgeries initially took
some time to start due to certain hurdles in terms of
manpower and anesthesia equipment. These were soon
overcome and the surgeries started on 23 April 2012 with
the help of surgeons and technicians from the Assam
Medical College Hospital, Dibrugarh. From then on there
was no looking back. Dirial now conducts Laparascopic
Cholecystectomy surgeries on a regular basis and has
achieved a milestone of 100 completed cases on 13 August
2015 with the help of a local surgeon and anesthetist from
Beesakopie Central Hospital.
This facility rendered by DCH has been of great help to
the patients in the estates suffering from gall bladder
calculus (stone), overcoming the hardships faced by them
in undergoing the same at Assam Medical College,
Dibrugarh, in terms of transport, investigation, stay and
finance. DCH will continue to work hard in its endeavour
to provide the best health care facilities to the garden
populace.
Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary falls under the category
of Assam valley tropical wet evergreen forest, and happens
to be the only rainforest in this state. It has an area of
111.19 sq km, and is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia
districts of Assam, covering three areas: Jeypore, upper
Dihing River and Dirok rainforest. It is also a part of the
Dehing-Patkai elephant reserve, which was declared a
wildlife sanctuary by the Government of Assam in 2004.
A section of it falls under the Dibru-Deomali elephant
reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
This sanctuary, with its dense forests and thick undergrowth,
is an ideal habitat for local wildlife. To date, 42 species of
mammals, 40 species of reptiles and 30 species of butterflies
have been identified here. The most common mammal
species of this sanctuary are – Hoolock Gibbon, Slow
Loris, Stump-tailed Macaque, Capped Langur, Asian
Elephant,Tiger, Leopard, Black Bear, Himalayan Squirrel,
Leopard Cat, Clouded Leopard, Porcupine, Barking Deer
and the Golden Cat.
Some of the bird species existing in the sanctuary are:
White-winged Wood Duck, Kalij Pheasant, Grey Peacock
Pheasant, Besra, Black Baza, Slender-billed Vulture,
Osprey, Great Hornbill,Wreathed Hornbill, the Common
Hill Mynah, Emerald Dove, Brahmani Ducks and Green
Pigeons.
As Dirok T.E. shares a common border with the sanctuary,
the estate has often played host to visiting residents from
it. There are some very interesting wildlife encounters
which have taken place here, involving wild elephants,
snakes, leopards, monkeys and other animals. Elephants,
especially during winters, have kept the residents of Dirok
quite physically fit, as there have been a number of
occasions when the animals have ended up chasing them,
and the people have had no other option than to pull up
~ Gaurav Dey
Dirok T. E.
Dehing
Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
~ Dr Munin Sharma
Dirial Central Hospital
Laparascopic Cholecystectomy
at Dirial Central Hospital
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