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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Medical Camp at Bankura, West Bengal

Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram (PKA) Kolkata organised a 2-day Medical Camp on 19-20th July’14 in Simlapal and Ranibandh Blocks of Bankura district, West Bengal. 

On the 1^st day, 19th July, the camp was organized in Butsahar village, a place deep in forest area and about 25 Km from Garhbeta station. Around 450 patients, mostly tribals were provided medical services and treatment. The doctors identified 53 patients with eyesight problem and they will receive spectacles in about 20-30 days. Further 44 patients were identified with Cataract and other eye problems which require surgery or advance treatments. These patients will undergo surgery and treatment in Kolkata. 

On the 2^nd day, 20th July, the camp was organized in Nachana tribal village, 10 km from Ranibandh once again in deep forest with picturesque landscape. Around 390 patients benefited from it, out of which spectacles will be issued for 48 and eye surgery will be conducted for 32. In both places about 10 children were identified with cleft lips/palate. They will also undergo surgery in Kolkata in next 15 days. 

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PKA’s 24 member team left Kolkata on 19^th July’14, saturday morning and returned on 20^th July’14, sunday evening. It comprised of doctors and medical students from CMC, NRS, KPC, AIIMS. It was assisted by groups of more than 20 volunteers from local villages at each campsite. PKA is thankful to all the volunteers from city and villages, doctors & sponsors for making the camp successful.

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We are on the lookout for more volunteers. If you wish to participate / sponsor in our forthcoming camps then please contact workforvanvasi@gmail.com.

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Contact us

Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram (West Bengal branch) is affiliated to Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram which is the mother organisation.

The addresses of offices of Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram are:

Kolkata Office:
161/1,
Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Bangur Building,
2nd Floor, Room no. 51,
Kolkata - 700007
Ph: 2268-0962, 2273-5792

Howrah Office:
13/14,
Dobson Lane,
4th Floor,
Gulmohar Park,
Howrah - 711101
Ph: 2666-2425


You can also mail at:

vasu_simplicity@yahoo.co.in (Vasu Goyal, Youth Volunteer) or

basantgupta08@gmail.com (Basant Gupta, Senior Karyakarta)
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Nasik :

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