Speaking in Fluent Bengali, Shashi Tharoor Requests Migrant Workers to Remain In Kerala | Watch

For migrant workers settled far away from the comfort of their homes, a ‘buddy’ dropping in every now and then enquiring about their well-being can be so comforting.

Bandhu, meaning buddy in Bengali, a mobile health clinic deployed on a pilot basis at migrant workers’ camps since last Saturday has that soothing effect for a largely marginalised community.

The project has been implemented under Athithi Devo Bhava, the National Health Mission (NHM) campaign to coordinate migrant welfare projects, in association with the Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development (CMID). While Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited sponsored the purchase and customisation of vehicle, ESAF Small Finance Bank is bearing the expenses of its operations.