At the Mega Health Mela organised at Kollegal town in Chamarajanagar district on Monday, over 12,000 people availed healthcare services. The mela received an overwhelming response and the beneficiaries included those living on the forest borders, tribals, and others.
Speaking after inaugurating the mela at Kollegal, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao said the Kollegal health mela has set the ball rolling for holding such mega health camps in other parts of the State. If patients need advanced healthcare, then such patients will be sent to Bengaluru and Mysuru hospitals for treatment.
The Minister said 60,000 people and 17,000 children from Chamarajnagar will soon be receiving spectacles under the Asha Kirana scheme in the district.
