Atul did what a soldier is always committed to do: he saved lives, not one but three: Special arrangementThiruvananthapuram: The life of a soldier is truly a mark above, so is his death. When sub lieutenant Atul Kumar Pawar, posted at the Southern Naval Command, bade goodbye to a promising future as an officer in the Indian Navy, he did what a soldier is always committed to do: saving lives, not one but three.
Atul and his friends, had earlier met with a tragic accident on September 24 at Chalakudy, Thrissur, while on they were on their way back from Wayanad. The injured passengers were admitted to a private hospital at Chalakudy initially but a grievously injured Athul was later shifted to a Kochi hospital.
Despite the effort, Atul, posted at INS Dronacharya, could not be saved and took a final bow with doctors declaring him brain-dead. Atul's father, Rajbir Singh Pawar, had then reportedly expressed desire to donate his son's organs to patients engaged in military service.
The family contacted the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) and the lot soon fell for Thrippunithura resident Subramian Bhatt, who was under treatment at the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam.
A team of doctors lead by Dr T.K. Jayakumar, cardiothoracic surgeon and hospital superintendent, is incharge of the operatation on the 50-year-old Bhatt who will receive the 24-year-old Atul's heart.
This will be the fourth organ transplant surgery at a government hospital in the state. A green channel transit ensured the harvested organs reached the destination in a mere 1.10 hours from Kochi.
Apart from heart, 2 kidneys and liver were also harvested from the young officer. One of his kidneys was flown to Bengaluru in a special aircraft of the Indian Air Force 8.30 am Thursday.
Another patient, waiting for a kidney and liver transplant at Aster Medicity, also received organs from the deceased officer.
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