Urologists work as casualty medical officers in emergency depts. owing to lack of vacancies across T.N.

Sources say no new posts had been created in urology departments over the years. Several government medical college hospitals have only one urologist, while those in Karur, Sivagangai, Tiruppur, Tiruvannamalai, Ariyalur, and Kallakurichi have no urology services, despite urologists having been posted in emergency departments