The Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) provided an ambulance to the Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation, Training & Research (SVNIRTR), Cuttack involving a financial assistance of Rs 16.33 lakh.
The SVNIRTR provides rehabilitation services in the peripheral villages of the Talcher and Ib coalfields. The ambulance would serve the needs of patients for emergency referral to Cuttack and Bhubaneswar for specialised treatment.
The MCL also recently provided financial assistance of Rs 8,07 lakh to the Catholic Mission Hospital, Bargarh under its CSR initiative. The fund is meant for procurement of OT equipments and an anesthesia workstation. The hospital is engaged in implementation of Government programmes like DOTS for TB eradication, Janani Suraksha Yojana and immunisation drive.
The hospital specialises in reconstructive surgeries on physically-challenged and leprosy patients. As many as 11 reconstructive surgeries have been performed since the commissioning of new unit.