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Shravanabelagola
(Karnataka), May 27: About 633 patients were operated fir eye
ailments and 2000 were examined as a part of Mahamasathakabhisheka
Celebrations - 2006. His holiness Swasti Sri Charukeerthi
Bhattarakha Swamiji of the Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt blessed them
and said that service to humanity is service to God. He added that
Shravanabelagola always stood by the poor and grieved and the
present scheme has provided vision to the needy. A week long camp
was held to identify people with visual defects. C.S.Puttegowda the
legislator; district family welfare officer Dr.Nagaraja Rao,
A.R.Nirmal Kumar, Working president of the mahotsav & H.N.Rajendra
Kumar the chairman of the scheme were present on the occasion. Kotresh, The principal, staff and students of Bahubali school of
nursing motivated the patients of the places in and around
Shravanabelagola. This scheme was a result of collaboration by
project 'Drishti' & People Welfare Subcommittee (Janakalyana
Committee). The entire project was undertaken under the able
guidance of Dr.Narpat Solanki, president of project 'Drishti'.
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Shravanabelagola
(Karnataka), May 27: His holiness Swasti Sri Charukeerthi Bhattarakha
Swamiji of the Shravanabelagola Jain Mutt conferer the title 'Sunetra Vidya
Varidhi' on Dr.Narpat Solanki, the president of project 'Drishti',
Bangalore. The awardee has operated on 633 people with a newer technique of
operation devoid of using stiches. He has rendered a yoeman social service
and provided the sight for nearly 40,000 people.
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