AGARTALA, Jan 21 (TIWN): Despite of several demands to commence the stretcher service in the flights, the Aviation companies are least bothered to facilitate the people.

Common mass of the state are massively hit with the prolonged insufficient number of stretchers in the flights and the hike in the flights fares.

As the train service is suspended for the Mega Block project, the common mass had to opt for flight service as there are no other ways to go out of the state rather to go for bus service through Bangladesh.

However, very less people opt for by road option as it takes long time to reach Kolkata and many are not comfortable to go for the journey by seating.

On the other hand, if any patients of middle class families were referred for the treatment outside the state the families are massively hit with the hike in air ticket range. Most of the time, the range goes out of the budget for the common people.

However, it gets impossible for the patients who prefer stretcher facility to go outside the State as on Air India provides the facility of stretcher in the State that two for once in a day.

That too the patient families had to book few days earlier. Now the question arises if any patients are referred on the very day that how will they visit to the referred hospital outside the state.

Reportedly, many patients had lost their life due to no stretcher facility on the very day.

When the Railway service has been suspended for the BG conversion work and the National Highway is in deplorable condition people in the state are facing problem to travel outside the state.

Though the willing people can use the by-road to go to Kolkata but problems arise with the people who are ill and some who do not have passports.

Allegation has been raised that the aviation companies are taking advantage of the situation as there are no other options for the people of the state of any other aviation facility and suspension of railway serve in the State. As people have only few options to opt for any low range flights.

However, with increase in the stretcher facility in the aviation service in the state many patients can be survived. Besides, with the increase in the aviation service the people of the state could get option to fly to any other states without setting fixed with the few aviation facility.