'Netra Kumbh' to be set up at Mahakumbh 2025 for eye tests and surgeries

Crores of devotees are set to assemble for the worlds largest religious event Mahakumbh beginning on January 13 2025 on the holy banks of Sangam in Teerthraj PrayagrajBesides ensuring a robust pilgrimage framework for pilgrims the Yogi Adityanath government has placed strong emphasis on their health through the establishment of Netra Kumbh a special initiative dedicated to eye careSpread over nine acres Netra Kumbh targets will examine the eyes of more than 5 lakh devotees and distribute 3 lakh pairs of glasses simultaneouslyMoreover eye patients would also be identified during these examinations who require surgical interventionsThey will be facilitated to undergo free operations at hospitals near their homesThis will be possible because of state govt inking agreements with more than 150 hospitals across the countryKavindra Pratap Singh chairman of the organising committee of Netra Kumbh emphasised that for the first time in Mahakumbh history patients referred by doctors for eye surgeries will be able to receive free operations at a hospital in their home districtAfter examination patients will receive referral cards one of which will be sent to the respective hospital while the other will go to Saksham the organising body of Netra Kumbh Patients or Saksham workers can coordinate the surgeries based on convenience both during and after the fair he addedKavindra Pratap Singh described Mahakumbh as symbol of social harmony and highlighted that Netra Kumbh represents a mass eye treatment Mahayagna aimed at addressing visionrelated issues among devoteesHe confirmed that doctors from the Indian Army would also volunteer their services free of cost offering free examinations medicines and refreshments to eye patientsNetra Kumbh was first organised in 2019 and since then has grown substantially During the 2019 Kumbh the event entered the Limca Book of World Records by providing glasses to 15 lakh people and examining 3 lakh patientsThis year the scale of Netra Kumbh is expected to break the previous records becoming the largest event of eye examinations and glasses distribution in any religious or medical event worldwideDr Kirtika Agarwal media coordinator of Netra Kumbh said that the initiative will be set up in the fair area near Nagvasuki Temple in Sector 6Netra Kumbh will run daily from January 12 to February 26 excluding the main bathing festivalShe further added that approximately 150 doctors from outside the region will provide their services throughout the 45 days of Netra Kumbh supported by 400 additional medical professionalsOn any given day 40 doctors will operate the Outpatient Department OPD from 8 am to 2 pm with an extension up to 4 pm if neededIn addition to 40 doctors in the OPD there will be more than 500 optometrists out of which 100 will provide services daily This combined team of 200 medical professionals and volunteers will be available to examine and treat eye patients daily throughout the fairAlso ReadLuxury tent city to be set up in Uttar Pradesh for Mahakumbh 2025This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever