Village adoption project at Cuddalore, TN
RID 2981 DG K Vaithianathan inaugurated a bunch of welfare programmes worth ₹2.78 lakh that were completed by RC Cuddalore Mid-Town at Sangeevirayan Koil under its village adoption project.
Projects like pond rejuvenation, tree planting, livelihood support and welfare assistance drives that included distribution of 300 chicks, deworming tablets and iron boxes would benefit more than 500 villagers.
An eye-screening camp was also conducted, and a CCTV camera was installed at a government school in the village. Club president T Ramalingam, charter president and past AG Pa Rajendran, AG T Ramesh and others were present at the venue.
An E-cart donated to Delhi hospital
Former Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi handed over an E-cart donated by RC Delhi South East, RID 3011, to VMCC and Safdarjung Hospital with the aim to provide a hassle-free and convenient transport to patients within the hospital premises.
The E-cart will benefit elderly patients and those with mobility issues finding it difficult to walk distances. “The patient-friendly vehicle is one more step by the club to ease the journey of patients by making a difference in their experience of care and treatment at the hospital,” says club president Sandeep Chopra.
Taking Rotary to the Himalayas
With the aim to promote Rotary in the Himalayas, a road trip was undertaken by PDG Bagh Singh Pannu, RID 3090, and M S Bholowasia, a Rotarian, after seeking blessings at Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, Patiala, in Punjab in June 2026.
The Rotary awareness trip displayed a banner to ‘Save water, plant trees and Say no to plastic’ at iconic sites — Lepcha La Pass on the Indo-Tibet border; Hikkim Post Office — the world’s highest functional PO at the height of 14,567 feet; and on the Chicham bridge, the highest suspension bridge (13,596 feet) in Asia at the Spiti Valley, Himachal.
Also, the Rotarian duo visited Komic village, home to the highest monastery; Tabo and Dhankar monasteries; 1,000-year-old Kamru Fort, Sangla; Chitkul, the last village; Khab bridge, where Sangam and Sutlej rivers merge in Spiti; 500-year-old Gue Mummy Stupa; and Roula Cliff, Kalpa (9,052 feet). The road journey was conceived by RC Faridkot past president S P S Sodhi with the support of other clubs in RID 3090.
A CSR grant for freezer boxes
With a CSR fund of ₹20 lakh from Omsairam Steels and Alloys, Jalna, RID 3132 has distributed mortuary freezer boxes to 28 Rotary clubs (one each) across the 11 revenue districts of Maharashtra to serve their local communities.
Each club has handed over the freezer box to a local NGO after an agreement so that “the facility could remain available to the community whenever it was needed with no charge to the beneficiary family,” said PDG Suresh Saboo.
Moody Cool Panel, Aurangabad, the vendor, came forward to provide lifelong support for the freezer boxes. After eight months of follow-up, it was found that a total of 481 corpses were preserved by 28 freezer boxes across the revenue districts of RID 3132.