A free medical camp was conducted by Chemplast Sanmar at Mettur on 1 August 2010 at the Vaideeswara Vidya Mandir Matriculation and Higher Secondary School.
The camp was inaugurated by P Velu, Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur. Thirteen medical professionals who are specialists in various disciplines such as General Medicine, Neurology, Cardiology, Diabetes, Gynaecology and Paediatrics and thirty paramedical staff from Chettinad Hospital attended on the patients.
About 1250 people from nearby villages like Thangamapuripattinam, Ramamurthy Nagar,
Thengalvarai and Kavipuram were screened at the medical camp which benefitted women and elderly people unable to afford specialised medical attention.
Diagnostic tests such as blood sugar, ECG, ultrasound and scans were conducted free of cost. Medicines were also supplied free of cost to those who attended the medical camp.
Chemplast runs five rural health centres at strategic locations providing free medical care and medicines to the rural populace around Mettur.