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Mosquito nets donated

By Siddhartha Handique |

Much to the relief of many patients, the Akhil Bhartiya Marwari Mahila Samelan in Golaghat donated 41 mosquito nets in the Golaghat Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital on Tuesday. 

A delegation comprising Madhu Jasarasaria,Usha Garodia, Babita Agrawal, Nisha Jain, Sarita Jain and Rekha Ladia met the hospital superintendent Dr Nizra Devi and handed over the nets.

 

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