Medical cum Development Camp on 31st August '14 near Kharagpur, West Bengal

Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram (PKA) Kolkata is organizing a 1-day Medical cum Development Camp on 31st August '14 at Patharhuri Tribal Village in Keshiari area, which is around 26 KM from Kharagpur, West Bengal.

Events:

1. Medical / Health Camp for 500 Patients,

Health Checkup, eye checkup, Issue of prescribed medicines.

Spectacles as per prescriptions .

Patients needing surgery will be brought to Kolkata.

2. VKA has constructed about 30 'On Farm Rain Water Harvesting Reservoirs' in this area. 

We will visit some of them, assess benefits availed by villagers and plan for more reservoirs.

3. Conduct door to door survey of the village of about 100 families to assess current economical condition.

4. Meet a group of villagers to explore the possibilities of all-round development of village.

5. Visit IIT Kharagpur Agriculture Dept along with a batch of village farmers to show them various technical spects of water management, agriculture advancement and village development. (If time permits)

6. Fix a 10-15 days (or As IIT may suggest) thorough training program program for village farmers at IIT Kharagpur.

7. Lunch and evening Tea with Villagers and local team.
 

Team : 

3 Doctors, 2 Eye Doctors, 2 Yoga experts
20-30 Volunteers including Medical students 

Faculty and scholars from IIT Kharagpur Agri Dept will also join us in the camp and guide us.

Schedule:

0600 AM started from Kolkata by Reserved bus.
Pick up points were Silver spring, Ultadanga, Manicktolla, Girishpark, Medical College, Esplanade
0900 AM Reach site Have Tea
1000 AM Camp starts
0430 PM Camp closes start for IIT
0600 PM start for Kolkata
0830 PM Reach Kolkata.

We are on the lookout for more volunteers. If you wish to participate / sponsor in our forthcoming camps then please contact workforvanvasi@gmail.com. You can also post your comments here. 

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