Club Matters – April 2026

V Muthukumaran

An eye check-up camp was held for students at the Government Middle and Primary School, Sikanderpur, with Dr Dinesh Saksena, an eye specialist, and community director, health, coordinating the project.


Over 600 patients were examined at a diagnostic camp in Talodi village. The camp was done in partnership with Dhanashree Nagari Sahakari Patsanstha.


Sweaters were given to 25 children from underprivileged families at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Patkui. Rotarians distributed 5,000 cloth bags to shopkeepers at a local fair in a drive against single-use plastic.


Around 250 students from three nursing colleges took part in a polio awareness rally flagged off by JLN Medical College principal Dr Anil Samaria. DG Nisha Shekhawat, club president Jyotsna Chandwani and CMHO Jyotsna Ranga were present.


Monthly surgery camps are being held in which free procedures are done across specialities at the Rathi Hospital, Sikar. At the latest camp, 10 free surgeries were performed by a seven-member medical team.


An eye check-up camp screened 275 students at the Nutan Vidyalaya, Sama, and those who needed spectacles were assured of the same. The camp was part of the Comprehensive Paediatric Eyecare project.


An e-learning station was installed at the Government Senior Secondary School, Kanjali. School principal Manjit Singh gave a certificate of appreciation to club president Yogesh Talwar. Also, handwash stations were donated to many schools.


DG Nitin Agarwal flagged off a walkathon to create awareness on organ donation in which all the 17 clubs in Khatauli, UP, took part. The rally was supported by Max Superspecialty Hospital, Vaishali; Alaknanda Blood Centre and the Inner Wheel Club.


Free helmets were given to 50 two-wheeler riders during a road safety awareness drive at Subhash Chowk, Kasia. The camp held with the support of Sahil Bajaj Agency was inaugurated by regional transport officer Balwant Singh.


Project Gift of Reading was inaugurated jointly by AG Iyjub Jacob and municipal vice-chairperson Annie Martin at Asramam HS School and Government Girls HS School in Perumabvoor. Books were distributed to students.


ECG, Echo, blood sugar, BP, BMI etc were done for 70 elderly patients at a cardiac camp at the Ashiana Shubham Senior Citizen Community, Maraimalar Nagar. Dr Harikrishnan Parthasarathy, a Rotarian, was the project chair.


A mushroom farming workshop was held jointly with the Tripura Santiniketan Medical College. Club members and Debika Bhowmik, assistant director, State Agriculture Department, gave training to 28 participants.


A HIV/AIDS awareness camp was held at the Harijan Sahi Basti, an underserved area, reaching out to 100 women. Doctors from Capital Hospital, and Rtns Bijoylaxmi Kar, Suraj Raj and vice-president Deepak Jena shared insight on the disease.


DGE Tapas Bhattacharya was the chief guest at the women’s football exhibition match held at the RCC Sisir Bagan Thalia. More than 1,000 spectators saw the match. PDG Mukul Sinha and PP Debi Prasad Basu were present.