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 Aid from Rigid Hospitals-Chennaionline
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 The LifeLine Rigid Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. group, in association with Chennaionline, has launched a major medical relief programme to cover the Tsunami victims, particularly to prevent the onset of infectious diseases and epidemics, the threat of which looms large along the Tamil Nadu coastline. Over a 1,000 victims, housed in four relief centres in Cuddalore district, were provided medical relief on a war-footing, concentrating on vaccination and preventive medicines.
 The relief operations commenced on two fronts over the last week-end, at Pudukalpakkam, a fishing village near Crocodile Bank, as well as in the Cuddalore District. The programmes were carried out in association with the Rotary club of Chennai Towers and
Chennaionline.
The fishing village of Pudukalpakkam was set on the road to rehabilitation by the combined efforts of the Rotarians and the Rigid Hospital. The hospital management was assisted by the Jain Trust, with the latter even putting up a bore well for the residents. Food, clothes, mineral water and shelter have been given to these people from day one itself by the combined efforts of these
organisations.
On December 30th, 31st and 1st January, Dr. J S Rajkumar led a 35-member team of doctors, nurses, paramedics and social workers to the Tsunami-hit villages of the Cuddalore District, where nearly a 1,000 victims were attended to in four separate survivor camps.
 Dr. Rajkumar said that due to excellent input from the Government officials, especially the Director of Public health and his team, and that of the Sub-Collector, the medical team was able to attend to those victims who had not been covered by other relief workers. This effort took them to remote corners where medical help was most required. All those who attended the camp were vaccinated against Tetanus and Typhoid and were given protection against Malaria, apart from preventive treatment against the onset of infectious diseases like diarrhoea and chest infection. Nearly 1.5 lakh worth of medicines were distributed.
"We plan to go to the really affected areas on a regular basis for as along as relief operations are needed in these districts," said Dr. Rajkumar.
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