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In Kharagpur, free treatment finds a new platform for underprivileged

Some professionals - from engineers to doctors, and from government servants to dentists - have come together to start a free medical camp, on what is one of third longest railway platforms in Asia

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Thirumoy Banerjee New Delhi
It’s a Sunday morning, but Kharagpur Junction is bustling. The usual rush of office-goers is absent, but the urgency is palpable among passengers: weekday or not they have to reach their destinations. On time. 

Commotion on railway stations as busy as the one in Kharagpur is common, but something looks amiss on platform number 2, where a crowd starts gathering. Ajit Das, a Kharagpur resident, on his way to Howrah, had complained of chest pain and almost collapsed. As fellow passengers insist that he return home, Das, 50, says he has urgent work. 

People start shooting videos of the incident
Topics : NGO