Maharashtra: Homeopathic doctor braves pandemic; travels 10 km daily to provide treatment

An 87-year-old doctor from Chandrapur district of Maharashtra has been going out of his way to attend to his patients in remote vills, amid COVID pandemic. Dandekar has been travelling barefoot for at least 10 km every day to vills in Mul, Pombhurna and Ballarshah talukas, providing free doorstep treatment to people.

current health crisis has t deterred doctor from stepping out of his home. Speaking to ANI, Dandekar said that due to outbreak of Coronavirus, many doctors in region are scared of treating poor patients but he has such fear.

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His son, Jayant Dandekar has earlier said that  octogenarian has a fixed timetable for his visits to vills on weekdays and carries only his medical kit and medicines with him. He does t even carry a mobile phone or a watch during his trips.

"If he has to attend to patients in faraway talukas, he travels by bus and visits homes on cycles kept in vills. And if he gets late, he chooses to stay back at someone's house. Everyone calls him 'Doctor Sahab Mul waale', and he visits around 20 homes in each vill," said Jayant.

Although his visits have w reduced a little, doctor has continued to serve his patients amid pandemic, despite risk of infection.

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(With Inputs from ANI)