Presidency University Students’ Union donates fest fund to Institute of Child Health in Kolkata.

KOLKATA: Presidency University Students’ Union has come forward and extended a helping hand to people outside its campus. As a part of the initiative, the students union has donated funds to the Institute of Child Health in Kolkata.
“It is being feared that children will be affected more the third wave of Covid-19. Keeping this in mind, we have decided to donate 40% of the union fund allotted for the college fests to the Institute of Child Health for the Covid treatment of children,” said Debnil Paul, a post-graduate student of the university.
A cheque of Rs 6,27, 246 was handed over to the institute for this purpose. “We will utilise the fund in upgarding the Covid ward which we have set up in our hospital for procuring gadgets like monitors,” said Apurba Ghosh, director of Institute of Child Health.
The ICH has set up a 35-bedded Covid unit for children patients. A trust run hospital donations are part of the institute’s funding.
“I am happy and proud of these students who have the right kind of gesture in times like this,” said Ghosh.
“The concern of the students’ council has been discussed in a meeting of Students Welfare Board on different matters. The recommendations have been duly approved by the competent authorities for subsequent implementation,” the registrar of Presidency University, Debajyoti Konar said.