We just got back from being in the jungle and we are back in Kolkata. But the trip into the jungle and rural areas of the Sundarbans has been adventurous and quite informative into the rural health care of India.
Our first stop in Sundarbans was Bali, the village, where the Hemoglobe study was conducted along with pursuit of exploring the health care situation of Bali. To reach Bali a boat is required, but before we landed at our base, we had the opportunity to spend the afternoon sightseeing. We have seen kids biking to their school who were sharing the same narrow-road we were riding on.
In about 3 hours, we arrived at the dock. We boarded the ship with the help of crews holding our hand to the boat. The everyone on the boat was a little weary, just prior to our trip we were informed of a tiger attack in the pass few days and we have literally read that on the news paper. Even with the recent events we set out to trying to catch glimpse of a crocodile or the famous Tiger in their natural habitat. Fortunately, we have seen one giant crocodile sunbathing on the river bank, but, suddenly he jumped into the river. We missed to catch the good shot of him.
The river we've travel along is very wide. The depth is about 100ft. The water is saline. This area is the biggest mangrove forest in India which produce the significant amount of oxygen for Indian citizen.
And just before we are about to arrive at our destination, we spotted a deer! She was so beautiful. We stopped our engine and glide through the river slowly to get closer to her. This was the gift of our day.
Let's end the day with our ditty written by our group member, Sriram.
"When it rains, it pours.
Tiger always roars.
Crocodile slides with jaws open
To welcome us to the Sundarben.
Lives and babies on the way,
Doctor is hours away,
CBID mHealth kiosk will save the day."
Have a good day,
Kolkata Nights
Our first stop in Sundarbans was Bali, the village, where the Hemoglobe study was conducted along with pursuit of exploring the health care situation of Bali. To reach Bali a boat is required, but before we landed at our base, we had the opportunity to spend the afternoon sightseeing. We have seen kids biking to their school who were sharing the same narrow-road we were riding on.
In about 3 hours, we arrived at the dock. We boarded the ship with the help of crews holding our hand to the boat. The everyone on the boat was a little weary, just prior to our trip we were informed of a tiger attack in the pass few days and we have literally read that on the news paper. Even with the recent events we set out to trying to catch glimpse of a crocodile or the famous Tiger in their natural habitat. Fortunately, we have seen one giant crocodile sunbathing on the river bank, but, suddenly he jumped into the river. We missed to catch the good shot of him.The river we've travel along is very wide. The depth is about 100ft. The water is saline. This area is the biggest mangrove forest in India which produce the significant amount of oxygen for Indian citizen.
And just before we are about to arrive at our destination, we spotted a deer! She was so beautiful. We stopped our engine and glide through the river slowly to get closer to her. This was the gift of our day.
"When it rains, it pours.
Tiger always roars.
Crocodile slides with jaws open
To welcome us to the Sundarben.
Lives and babies on the way,
Doctor is hours away,
CBID mHealth kiosk will save the day."
Have a good day,
Kolkata Nights
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