Korba Collector Rajat Kumar perused the free cataract and lens transplantation camp, organised jointly by the Bharat Aluminium Company limited (Balco) management and Korba District Blindness Control Society and sponsored by Balco Mahila Mandal. The camp is being organised at the Balco hospital from December 9 to 16. The Collector visited the cataract affected persons and their family members. He reviewed the facilities available in Balco hospital.
Chief medical officer Dr PR Kumbhkar, Balco’s community relations head BK Shrivastava, township head SN Singh, health services head Dr SC Pant, deputy CMO Dr Prabhat Panigrahi and office-bearers of Balco Mahila Mandal accompanied the collector. Collector Rajat Kumar expressed satisfaction on the arrangements made in the Balco hospital for the cataract affected persons.
On the first day of the camp about 315 cataract affected persons have registered their name. There is possibility of 55 cataract operations. Famous eye specialists of Korba, doctors Veena Agrawal, Renu Shrivastava and Kl Dhurv have been giving their services in the camp.
Citizens from Dadar, Sitamani, Pumphouse and Patadi of Balco development block and Sargabudhiya, Chikanipali and Kothari areas of Kartala development block have registered their names in the camp. The Balco management has made arrangements for bringing patients from their homes and to return them after operation, besides providing free food and boarding facility to the patients and one attendant. Free medicine and specs to the patients.