With the help of Ranchi District Administration and Vestige Group, a charitable organisation Round Table India laid the foundation stone for infrastructure renovation of Mother Health Centre and Malnutrition Treatment Centre at Mandar, around 10 kilometers from the State Capital.
The chief guest of the foundation stone laying program was Mandar MLA, Bandhu Tirkey and the Distinguished Guest was Ranchi Deputy Commissioner, Chavi Ranjan. Chairman Roundtable India Tabler Shyamshis Lenka was also present.
Speaking on the occasion Tirkey said that the Centre will improve health facilities in Mandar area and malnourished children will get benefit from it. Improving health centres is one of his top priorities and he will provide every possible help to improve the facility in Mandar area, he added.
“Since a long time the health centre was in need of renovation. Now, with the help of the District Administration and Vestige Group, the Round Table Organisation has started the work to execute it which is highly appreciable,” said Tirkey.
Round Table Media Incharge, Sidartha Chaudhury informed that a Memorandum of Understanding for this project was signed between Round Table Organisation and District Administration at Ranchi Deputy Commissioner’s office on October, 20. “The total cost of this project is Rs 36 lakhs, out of which Rs 18 lakh will be given by Vestige Group and the rest amount will be given by Round Table India. The construction work will be executed by Round Table Organisation,” he added.
“All three chapters of Ranchi Round Table are jointly executing this project under the Round Table India Project Heal. It is the first pilot project of Round Table India. The Round Table will renovate this Malnutrition Treatment and Health Centre and at the same time, equipment like medical equipment such as bedline warmers and others will also be donated,” said Chaudhary.
He said that MTCs are made across the State for severely malnourished children where the mother can live during her child’s treatment and the centre has 15 beds.
The Round Table has adopted this hospital and making this centre modern will benefit not only the mothers but the people of the surrounding areas, he added.
The chief of this project is Manpreet Singh and former Convenor Round Table, Anirudh Budhia were present on the occasion along with Suresh Tulsian, Robin Agarwala, Jeet Aggarwal, Kushlesh Chaudhary, Aneesh Saraf, Piyush Saravagi, Arihant Sethi.