/ Author: Abhishek Bhuniya / New Delhi

The temporary hospital on the border of Xinhu Lake (Photo by MiG)

On Saturday afternoon, a huge village fair near the New Lake border in New Delhi was over, as hundreds of tents scattered all over the area were being demolished and huge community kitchens were demolished. Since November 27, 2020, tens of thousands of food have been emptied every day, as large cooking containers as well as mattresses, fans, air coolers and even large industrial-scale water purifiers have been loaded onto carts and trucks.

Since the protest was suspended a few days ago, thousands of farmers have packed their things and went home after the government agreed to all their demands.

But even if everyone else was packing up and preparing to leave, a structure on the scene was still undisturbed, and it was obviously in no rush to dismantle. This is a temporary but well-equipped hospital set up on the border of Xinhu Lake. In the past 13 months, it has not only met the medical needs of farmers, but also met the medical needs of hundreds of locals living around the protest site. They often Come here for medical treatment. Quick consultation, primary assistance, even in emergency situations, because the nearest hospital is more than 25 kilometers away from them.

The hospital was established by the Life Care Foundation, a non-governmental organization based in Punjab Bandera Brazil. One of the doctors, Dr. Avata Singh, said that when the protests began, the hospital started from a small table and quickly developed into a mature charity hospital with 12 beds and facilities for minor operations.

Doctors said that in the past year, it has treated more than 6,000 people with a wide range of medical needs, from cuts and injuries to more serious heart attacks. The hospital also has a laboratory equipped with oxygen cylinders, oxygen generators, electrocardiographs and other equipment to monitor vital signs.

“The hospital has stitched more than 1,400 needles and saved countless lives. It provides continuous service 24 hours a day. We even run a pharmacy that provides people with medicines around the clock. Every day, we provide more than 1,000 people with various needs, from medicines Go to the doctor. In order to withstand such a heavy footstep, each of us used to work in two shifts 24 hours a day."

A patient lying on a bed in a temporary hospital (MIG photo)

The doctors said that despite tens of thousands of people living without any basic facilities or proper sanitation, let alone social distancing or wearing masks, miracles did not happen at the protest locations-either on the Xinhu border or Ghazipur. The border or Tikri border was attacked by the Covid-19 pandemic, which raged across the NCR area, close to three protest sites and killed hundreds of thousands of people, but did not affect the protests at all. "This is a miracle, thank our Lord, Guru Nanak, the pandemic did not hit the protests, because it would be a huge disaster. But thanks to God's blessing, we are all spared," Dr. Singh Say.

The hospital has always relied on donations from people from all over the world-farmers, NRIs, and of course local people living near the border of Xinhu Lake, and even now donations are still coming in continuously. “An 8-year-old child Sejal set up a donation box in the name of Kisan Mazdoor Ekta Hospital. He collected 20,000 Indian rupees and donated the entire amount to the hospital,” Dr. Singh recalled.

With the end of the year-long protests, the hospital has reduced the number of beds used to treat patients to 10. Singh said the hospital will remain open until all farmers pack up and leave, as they may be injured during the year during which tents and other structures erected on the site are demolished.

Dr. Singh expressed regret for the disturbance to the public caused by this protest. "We know that even for a distance of one kilometer or less, people living around the site have to take a detour. This may require hours or hours of walking due to traffic jams. We will do any inconvenience to them. Apologize. But our message to people is that this is a fight for you, for me, for the farmers and for the food we eat. The government should perform responsibilities such as managing traffic, building toilets for people, and The homeless provide free food, and the protest members and the communities around us have done it."

Even though other protesters go home, the hospital continues to receive people (MIG Photo/Abhishek Bhuniya)

"We believe that all the services we provide to farmers and people, whether it is to feed them, provide them with toilet facilities or provide medical support, we do our best. We don't feel that we have done any help to anyone," Xin Ge said because he tends to take care of several patients who are still being monitored in the hospital.

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