Rotary Club of Chennai Capital, in collaboration with Madras West Round Table 10 (MWRT-10), inaugurated the second phase of a 19-bed dialysis centre at Porur, Chennai. The facility, located within the Sathyalok Shanti Lulla MWRT-10 RCC TANKER Foundation Dialysis Center, now houses 19 state-of-the-art dialysis machines, capable of treating over 126 patients on rotation.

Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr. Ma. Subramanian, inaugurated the centre Monday, May 5, 2025, in the presence of Maduravoyal MLA, Mr. K. Ganapathy, and Round Table India, Area 2, Area Chairman, Mr. Kunal Chowdhari.

TANKER Foundation was represented by TANKER Foundation Founder and Founder Trustee, Dr. Georgi Abraham, Head Admin, Mrs. Vasanthi Ravichander, and Head Purchase, Mr. T.S. Venkatesan.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Subramanian praised TANKER Foundation for the wonderful service it was doing and promised to make dialysis in the Sathyalok centre free – no just subsidised – for the patients, and said he was willing to sanction it if TANKER Foundation applied for it.

The Minister also made a couple of important announcements concerning dialysis: one was that the government was taking the dialysis facility to the rural areas and that 50 upgraded primary health centres would have dialysis facility. The second one was that underprivileged patients using government dialysis units would be provided protein to enrich their system.

Mr. Ganapathy praised the good service being rendered by TANKER Foundation in his constituency.

Rotary Club of Chennai Capital President, Mr. Hemant Khandelwal, said “The world needs to be more conscious of kidney-related issues. Rotary’s motto is ‘Service Above Self’. Today, we embody that spirit by opening this dialysis centre, which will provide essential care and support to those who need it most. Healthcare is a fundamental human right, and this dialysis centre brings us closer to ensuring that right for our community. We’re honoured to be part of this initiative and look forward to serving those in need.”

Rotary Club of Chennai Capital raised money as the primary donor and implementation partner through global grant of Rotary Foundation, under the leadership of Mr. Khandelwal and Project Coordinator, Ms. Apoorva Modi, who will take over as president in the upcoming term. Support for the project was equally undertaken by MWRT 10 under the chairmanship of Mr. Akul Chopra, Mr. Vinoo Divakaran and Mr. Dushyant Mehra who developed the infrastructure for the dialysis centre, with Sathyalok Charitable Trust donating the land.

TANKER Foundation operates the centre with technical expertise and compassionate care. Major contribution was received from Mr. Sanjay Lulla in memory of his mother the late Smt. Shanti Lulla. Other substantial contributions were received from Raj Charitable Trust and Raj Petro Specialities (P) Ltd, through Foundation Chairman, Mr. Satya Rao.