UP woman volunteers to dote kidney to Siachen avalanche survivor

Lucknow, Feb 10: Moved by the inspiring real-life story of Lance ik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was rescued five days after being trapped in an avalanche on the Siachen glacier and is currently in a critical state at the Army Hospital (R&R) in New Delhi, a woman from Uttar Pradesh has volunteered to dote a kidney to save the brave soldier. Nidhi Pandey, a housewife from Lakhimpur Kheri, 167-km from the state capital, contacted the helpline of a local news channel and sought to know how she can contact the hospital and proceed with her wish to dote a kidney to Koppad, who is battling for his life. (IANS)