Can’t see elders dying due to poor electricity, say relatives of Kashmir’s COPD patients

Hundreds of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients, dependent on long-term oxygen therapy during winters, are gasping for oxygen in Kashmir due to prolonged and unprecedented electricity cuts, owing to poor planning to procure electricity ahead of winters this year.

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cant-see-elders-dying-due-to-poor-electricity-say-relatives-of-kashmirs-copd-patients/article67642431.ece