Episode 2 | In conversation with Mansoor Peer | Healthcare severely hit due to communication blockade, cancer patient walks 24 kms to access medical care | Schools, Colleges see zero attendance
Episode 2, Oct 11, 2019, 02:30 AM
68th day of communication blockade in Kashmir since August 5
In the second episode of Voices from the Lockdown, we speak to Mansoor Peer, a journalist from Kashmir, who primarily reports on health.
A lot has been said about the efforts of the Indian government resume functioning of schools and colleges in the Valley. Mansoor talks to us about how the lockdown has effected school going students.
The Indian government has also announced that polls for the Block Development Council will take place on the 24th of October. We discuss with Mansoor how this will turn out, considering Kashmir is under a tight security lockdown.
Finally, the most important stories coming out of Kashmir are about access to healthcare. Mansoor explains how the communication blockade acts as a major deterrent for those accessing healthcare, especially cancer and maternity patients.
This podcast contains recorded snippets of a phone conversation over a landline - the only form of communication available in Kashmir to the outside world.
In the second episode of Voices from the Lockdown, we speak to Mansoor Peer, a journalist from Kashmir, who primarily reports on health.
A lot has been said about the efforts of the Indian government resume functioning of schools and colleges in the Valley. Mansoor talks to us about how the lockdown has effected school going students.
The Indian government has also announced that polls for the Block Development Council will take place on the 24th of October. We discuss with Mansoor how this will turn out, considering Kashmir is under a tight security lockdown.
Finally, the most important stories coming out of Kashmir are about access to healthcare. Mansoor explains how the communication blockade acts as a major deterrent for those accessing healthcare, especially cancer and maternity patients.
This podcast contains recorded snippets of a phone conversation over a landline - the only form of communication available in Kashmir to the outside world.