
SKDRDP free vehicle service for COVID-19 patients
The Hindu
Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, a non-governmental organisation, will introduce on Monday 350 vehicles across the State to enable COVID-19 patients in rural areas to reach hospit
Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, a non-governmental organisation, will introduce on Monday 350 vehicles across the State to enable COVID-19 patients in rural areas to reach hospitals, COVID care centres and to return home after treatment. This free service will be available for the next two weeks, project Executive Director L.H. Manjunath said in a release on Sunday. The service will be available only in taluks served by SKDRDP. There will be two vehicles in each such taluk.
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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.










