Poor Palampur youth needs Rs 10 lakh for surgery in Chandigarh

Lalit Mohan

Tribune news service

Dharamsala, July 28

Anchit Awasthi (26), who works as a labourer and is the sole bread earner in the family, is striving to collect Rs 10 lakh to save his life. A resident of Tetehal village, near Palampur, he is suffering from renal failure and requires immediate kidney transplant.

Lalit Awasthi, uncle of Anchit, said earlier, they had approached the PGI, Chandigarh, as the treatment was cheap there. However, they were told by the hospital authorities that Anchit could not be operated upon for another three months due to the pandemic. “We had to take Anchit to Fortis, Chandigarh, which demanded Rs 8 lakh for kidney transplant. We have already spent Rs 1 lakh on tests for matching parameters of the father-son duo for the transplant,” he said.

Lalit Awasthi said Anchit worked as a painter and was the sole earner in his family. “Since his family cannot afford costly treatment, we have appealed to residents of adjoining villages to extend help. We have managed to collect some money to pay initial expenses of the hospital,” he said.

Satish Sharma, a social activist from Panchrukhi, has launched a social media campaign to raise funds for the treatment of Anchit.

He said local BJP MLA Ravi Dhiman had assured to arrange Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh from the CM relief fund for Anchit.