Activities and related data

Since it's inception many awareness programs and medical camps have been organized .For example : 

On 5th May 2002 , (fig 8) in the arsenic awareness camp ,Block Development Officer of karimpur,  Mr.Prasanta Bagchi who himself was a arsenicosis patient , had discussed the seriousness about the presence of arsenic in tube wells, Dr.Saurabh Kole also stressed about the endangered problem of Karimpur hospital Dr.Ashish Biswas and local practitioner Dr.Ashis Joarder stressed about the utility of awareness program is relevent with right time and right manner .The Chairman of Indian Water Workers Association and Head of Public Sanitation and Engineering Dept(AIIH&PH),Dr.Arunava Mazumdar and Bhaskar Banerjee demonstrate how to remove arsenic from arsenic contaminated water by simple technique .Many eminent personalities like Aparna Mondal – President Karimpur _I Panchyat Samity ,Nirnmal Bhattchariya -CI of Police Karimpur and Mr Santanu Palodhi – News Director Akaasbani , Kolkata had appreciated the effort of the society and assured to extend their helping hands in all respect in future .

On 10.6.2002 in Sikarpur block office and Sikarpur Girls’ High School,  two awareness programs were organized . In Block office the program was presided by BDO and all the members of panchayet were present . In the Sikarpur Girl’s School the program had a huge response from the students and the teachers .There were 300 -400 peoples gathering in that campaign . 

On 09.9.2002 there was a discussion cum awareness camp organized at Pannadevi College at Karimpur .Local Member Legislative Assembly Mr . Praffulla Bhaumick was present and on behalf of Public Health Engineering ,West Bengal Mr Bhairab Ganguly informed about the extent of arsenicosis in different parts of West Bengal. Principal of Pannadevi College Prof.Prabhat Kumar Biswas also discussed about the necessity of working hand in hand with the NGOs and Govt. Dev Dutta Mazumdar , medical officer (Arsenic Unit )–SSKM hospital had shown a slide show about arsenicosis . 

In month of Dec 2003 , two camps were organized , one was in Narayanpur Club .Local Gram Panchayet members and members of the club were present . Another program was organized at Maishbathan Monoj Mohon VidyaMandir .The program was presided by the  Head Master , Mr Dilip Kr.Mondal . He said that these type of program would definitely enhance the awareness on arsenic and water amongst the students . 

On 30th March 2003 with the help of Indian Water Works Association a program was organized on “Water Elixir of Life” at Sister Nivedita School .Prof. Arunabha Mazumdar discussed different water borne diseases and explained the importance of portable water. 

In the month April 2003 an awareness program at Gandharajpur was organized among the villagers . 

On 16.7.2003 awareness program was program organized at Shikarpur High School . 

On 30th May 2004 we, in association with Belle Vue Clinic through M.P. Birla Medical Research Centre made a camp for ‘Screening of heart disease in chronic arsenicosis patients’ at KarimpurHere in this camp necessary treatment was offered for the arsenic affected patients who all were suffering also from heart disease. Many eminent doctors from various streams of medicine were present in this camp. We arranged physical check up along with blood test, ECG, ECHO and eye examination including Fundoscopy ( done by the Eye specialist of Priyamboda Birla Eye Research Center) etc. for all the arsenic affected patients of this area. Medicine also was given to the patients who all had been affected with heart disease and necessary treatment was also provided. .. Along with Dr.Saurabh Kole many other eminent doctors like Dr.Rajat Dutta , Dr.Buddhiswar saha , Dr.Bani Mondal ,Dr.Amitabha Kundu , Dr.Salil Gupta were present . Patients from Nadia , Malda and Murshidabad came here . This program continued for after every 3 weeks for one and half year.

On 13.3.2005 a large medical camp was organized at Karimpur Shanti smriti Lodge . We also arranged for physical check up along with blood test,ECG and ECHO. In this program eminent doctors like Dr.Bani Mondal, Dr Ranendra Biswas , Dr.Partha saha , Dr.Saurabh Kole , Dr.Ashis Joardar , Dr Samir Roy ,Dr Rajat Dutta etc participated . 

Apart from these , awareness program was conducted in every month in the villages like Goa Bari , Khanpur , Tai pur , Niranjan colony , Arab pur , Haripur , DhonerPara, Ramkrishna Pally etc throughout the year 2005 -06. 

On 14 th Nov 2006 , in DighalKanti Panchayet in the presence of Panchayet Pradhan Kartik Mondal about 150 filters were distributed amongst the villagers . Recently , in the month of March 2007 , 3 people died due to chronic arsenicosis . A program was conducted there with the help of Karimpur II Block President . 

On 4th April 2007 , at Shantipur Smriti Lodge , an arsenic awareness program was organized for the local doctors .Dr.Subroto Saha –Supdt of Karimpur Hospital &Dr.Bagchi –MO of the same hospital ,Dr.Saurav Sarkar and Dr.Saurabh Kole were the faculty members . All present in the program had expressed their deep concern about the severity of arsenicosis in the surrounding districts of Malda , Nadia and Murshidabad .