In death, Kolkata youth set to gift life to 10-year-old in Chennai
Times of India | 28 June 2025
Kolkata: The heart of a 23-year-old Howrah youth, Abhisek Dalui, is set to save the life of a 10-year-old boy battling heart failure in Chennai. The deceased organ donor's liver and two kidneys also ensured a new lease of life for three others in the city, his cornea will help another person to see the world again. This is the eighth deceased organ donation in Bengal this year. Dalui, who was an AC mechanic from Manikura, had sustained severe injuries in a road accident on June 22. First rushed to a local hospital, he was referred to IPGMER's Trauma Care Centre (TCC) the next day. The family was counselled thoroughly when doctors noticed tell-tale signs of brain stem death. The family gave consent for doctors to conduct the mandatory test to confirm brain death and also to donate the deceased's organs. The hospital then informed ROTTO (East), the body that oversees organ donation and allocation activities in the eastern region. ROTTO found matching recipients in Kolkata for the three organs, the heart was offered to other states via NOTTO, the apex body on organ donation.
The heart was finally allocated to MGM Hospital Chennai. A team from the hospital flew down to Kolkata and left with the donor heart late on Friday evening. This year, the city has been registering two donations per month so far. Even if the organ donation momentum in Bengal is far behind that of southern and some western states, those working in this movement said if this donation rate continues, 2025 could see the best figures in the state. Kolkata: The heart of a 23-year-old Howrah youth, Abhisek Dalui, is set to save the life of a 10-year-old boy battling heart failure in Chennai. The deceased organ donor's liver and two kidneys also ensured a new lease of life for three others in the city, his cornea will help another person to see the world again. This is the eighth deceased organ donation in Bengal this year. Dalui, who was an AC mechanic from Manikura, had sustained severe injuries in a road accident on June 22. First rushed to a local hospital, he was referred to IPGMER's Trauma Care Centre (TCC) the next day. The family was counselled thoroughly when doctors noticed tell-tale signs of brain stem death. The family gave consent for doctors to conduct the mandatory test to confirm brain death and also to donate the deceased's organs. The hospital then informed ROTTO (East), the body that oversees organ donation and allocation activities in the eastern region. ROTTO found matching recipients in Kolkata for the three organs, the heart was offered to other states via NOTTO, the apex body on organ donation. The heart was finally allocated to MGM Hospital Chennai. A team from the hospital flew down to Kolkata and left with the donor heart late on Friday evening. This year, the city has been registering two donations per month so far. Even if the organ donation momentum in Bengal is far behind that of southern and some western states, those working in this movement said if this donation rate continues, 2025 could see the best figures in the state.