He is a habitual rescuer. Be it serial blasts or a fire incident, 35-year-old Abhishek Pandit is the most sought after person by the fire department and the Jaipur police. This time Abhishek along with a 50-member team of volunteers rushed to Dehradun on June 18. He is still there to help the stranded people. Likewise, many others volunteers from Jaipur have gone to Rishikesh irrespective of the fact that they have no relative trapped there.
On June 11, 2011, when a house-cum-chemical factory caught fire in the Walled City, Abhishek arrived on the scene within minutes and rescued three women trapped inside the compound. He was even felicitated by the Jaipur police and civil defence team for his work.
“I was going through the reports of devastation at Gauri Ghat, Kedarnath, Badrinath and other temples. On June 18 I packed my bags and rushed to Rishikesh to help the victims. Later I went to a few villages which had witnessed heavy destruction,” said Abhishek, a native of Baba Harish Chandra Marg in the Walled City over phone from Dehradun.
He is with a team of 50 youngsters who have gone with relief material including blankets, biscuit packets, water bottles and first-aid boxes.
“We are in touch with the Army and are urging them to take us in the rescue teams. I have shown my certificates including an appreciation letter by the government of Rajasthan. They said they don’t have permission to allow civilians to participate in the rescue operation,” said Abhishek.
He said that in the last couple of days the volunteers visited local hospitals in Dehradun where they supplied water, blankets, quilts and other aid to the victims.
“None of my relatives are in Uttarakhand but I know at this time any kind of help and work can help the government authorities here who are engaged in the rescue work,” he said.
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