{"id":46088,"date":"2025-10-10T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/ima-members-extend-help-to-flood-affected-communities-with-donations-and-relief-work\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:22:09","slug":"ima-members-extend-help-to-flood-affected-communities-with-donations-and-relief-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/ima-members-extend-help-to-flood-affected-communities-with-donations-and-relief-work\/","title":{"rendered":"IMA Members Extend Help to Flood-Affected Communities with Donations and Relief Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Doctors are not only healers, they are protectors of society \u2013 Dr. Yashwant Gade<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Anupam Takalkar Heads IMA Team Offering Medical Help, Food Kits, and Rs 2 Lakh Donation for Flood Relief.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IMA Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Extends Helping Hand to Flood-Affected Families<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra) [India], October 10:<\/strong> In response to the devastating floods that struck parts of Marathwada due to heavy rainfall, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Branch has extended vital assistance to the affected families through immediate medical and humanitarian support.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Medical Relief and Health Camps<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To prevent the outbreak of post-flood infections and skin diseases, a dedicated team of IMA doctors conducted free health check-up and medicine distribution camps in the affected villages near Paithan. Hundreds of patients were examined, and necessary medicines and health guidance were provided.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Food Relief Distribution<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Following the medical camps, 110 food kits were distributed to families who lost their basic food supplies due to the floods. Each kit contained wheat flour, rice, toor dal, sugar, and biscuit packets. This effort ensured immediate relief to families struggling with essential food shortages.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rs 2 Lakh Contribution to CM\u2019s Relief Fund<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As part of its continued social commitment, IMA Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Branch has contributed Rs 2 lakh to the Chief Minister\u2019s Relief Fund to support long-term rehabilitation work in the flood-affected areas. <strong>Dr. Anupam Takalkar<\/strong> Heads IMA Team Offering Medical Help, Food Kits, and Rs 2 Lakh Donation for Flood Relief.<\/p>\n<p>The donation cheque was officially handed over to District Collector <strong>Mr. Dilip Swami<\/strong> today by <strong>Dr. Anupam Takalkar<\/strong> (President, IMA Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), in the presence of <strong>Dr. Yashwant Gade<\/strong> (Chairman, Building Plot Committee), <strong>Dr. Datta Kadam<\/strong> (Past President), and <strong>Dr. Yogesh Lakkas<\/strong> (Secretary).<\/p>\n<p>District Collector <strong>Mr. Swami<\/strong> appreciated IMA\u2019s humanitarian initiative and lauded the medical fraternity for their compassion and social responsibility.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDoctors are not only healers but also protectors of society,\u201d said <strong>Dr. Anupam Takalkar<\/strong> while speaking to the media. \u201cWe witnessed the pain and suffering of people in flood-hit areas firsthand. After providing medical help and distributing food kits, we felt it was equally important to support the government\u2019s long-term rehabilitation work. Hence, our IMA members voluntarily contributed Rs 2 lakh to the CM Relief Fund. Standing with people in crisis, showing humanity, and extending a helping hand to those in need are at the heart of our profession.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>A Tradition of Social Responsibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The IMA Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Branch has consistently been at the forefront of social responsibility beyond healthcare services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the branch carried out extensive relief and awareness activities, organized blood donation camps, and conducted multiple health awareness programs.<\/p>\n<p>This latest flood-relief initiative adds another meaningful chapter to IMA\u2019s ongoing commitment to serve society with compassion, responsibility, and solidarity.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctors are not only healers, they are protectors of society \u2013 Dr. Yashwant Gade Dr. Anupam Takalkar Heads IMA Team Offering Medical Help, Food Kits,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[660],"class_list":["post-46088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marudharchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}