Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Ladakh LG defers event for patient air evacuation
The Lt Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, decided to postpone an official event to help a very sick 67-year-old person get to a better hospital.
The person had many serious health problems and needed to be taken from Leh to Srinagar quickly.
The Lt Governor allowed a helicopter to take the patient to Srinagar for better treatment.
This was the second time in two weeks that the new helicopter service was used to help a sick person.
The BJP leader in Ladakh praised the Lt Governor for putting the patient's life first.
Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta deferred an official programme to facilitate the air evacuation of a critically ill 67-year-old patient.
The patient was suffering from gangrenous hernia, chronic liver disease, water in lungs and stomach, and a heart problem.
The patient was airlifted from SNM hospital Leh to Soura Medical Institute in Srinagar.
This was the second time in two weeks that the newly expanded B-3 helicopter services were used for a medical emergency.
BJP Ladakh president Khachu Tashi praised the Lt Governor for demonstrating humanitarian leadership.
- Who
- Lt Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta and a 67-year-old critically ill patient
- What
- Lt Governor deferred an official event to facilitate the air evacuation of a critically ill patient
- When
- December 23
- Where
- Leh, Ladakh to Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- To prioritize the medical emergency over an official programme
- Patient Age
- 67 years
- Patient Conditions
- Gangrenous hernia, chronic liver disease, water in lungs and stomach, heart problem
- Source Hospital
- SNM hospital Leh
- Destination Hospital
- Soura Medical Institute, Srinagar
- Lt Governor's Name
- Kavinder Gupta
- BJP Ladakh President
- Khachu Tashi