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We have received the amended bills and have escalated their file to the higher officials for needful action.”The company has currently more than 350 BPL patients registered with them. He said the amount has been pending since 2018.“We have informed the patients about the closure so that they can make other arrangements. We tried everything and contacted every official, but did not get any response from them. I don’t know what to do. Hence, we decided to discontinue the free of cost dialysis for the BPL patients at our centres in Coronation Hospital and Haldwani Base Hospital.” said Gairola.Responding to the situation, state director general of health, Dr Ravindra Thapliyal, told TOI, “There were discrepancies in the bills submitted by the company..