Wednesday, 26 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Group providing medical kits to villages in mountains, free meals for Covid patients & families in Doon
Despite the unprecedented and challenging circumstances created by the recent surge in Covid-19 many people are coming forward to serve humanity in whichever way they can. Been There, Doon That (BTDT) a community of walkers in Dehradun is also doing its bit to provide relief to those affected by Covid.
At first, the group distributed medical kits in Dehradun and has now started distributing these in rural areas of the state. With Covid spreading to the mountainous regions, BTDT has also spread its efforts to cover the mountains by distributing medical kits to the villages of Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts.
These medical kits include oxymeters, medicines, masks, sanitizers and other essential items as requested by practitioners. They distribute these kits to doctors and chief medical officers who then provide them to the needy patients. An average of 100 medical kits are being distributed daily. This initiative has been underway for about 20 days now. The group monitors all the requirements and distribution drives from Dehradun while also keeping an eye on the requirements of the people.
Apart from the distribution of medical kits, the group has also been providing free meals to Covid patients and their families in Dehradun. The group has been providing free lunch and dinner to such patients and their families for about 40 days now.
Lokesh Ohri of BTDT group said, “Whatever we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. It’s just a small help from our side to support others in these unprecedented times.”
Talking about the origin of this initiative he added, “When the second wave of Covid-19 began we got calls from Covid infected families to provide food to them. We then thought that there would be many like them in the same need so we started our free food initiative. After that, we started getting calls about the need for oxymeters because the poor man can’t afford a device that may cost upto Rs 3,000 for health monitoring so we included it in our medical kit.”
