Private bus operators on the Kozhikode-Atholi route will spare their collection on Monday for meeting the treatment expenses of a 27-year-old woman who suffers from acute renal disease. The collection from six buses operated on the route will be pooled together for the cause.

The target is to mobilise around Rs. 25 lakh through various possible sources for the treatment of Nijisha, who hails from a financially poor family.

An action committee is now functional at Pooladikkunnu, her native village, to mobilise fund to support the family.

According to the local action committee coordinator, Nijisha is now waiting for her turn to undergo a liver transplant to fully recover from the illness.

“We believe commuters on Monday will voluntarily contribute for her treatment,” he said.

The action committee approached the bus operators’ association after noticing instances where they had spared their wages for the treatment of poor patients.

The money pooled will go towards the treatment expenses of a 27-year-old

renal patient