Rotarians had been doing their bit
behind the scene and taking care of the medical supplies as well as feeding the
hungry in the city.
Past Rotary International President Rajendra K Saboo along
with members of Rotary Club of Chandigarh had been spearheading the task force
to help the Administration and the medical authorities.
Rotary Club Chandigarh had been supplying N95 masks for
doctors, as well as gloves and 3-ply masks for the nurses and paramedic staffs.
Already 50 N95 masks, 25,000 3ply masks, 200 PP gowns and
10,000 examination gloves have been supplied to PGIMER, informed Club President
Surinder Pal Kaur.
The Club is arranging another consignment of 1000 PPE sets
for the doctors of PGIMER and 500 PPE for GMCH Sector 32, she said.
The Club has already spent over Rs.12 lakh for the medical
supplies alone so far, she added, while another senior Rotarian of the Club, Past
District Governor Kawal Bedi is coordinating the daily supply of 1000 food
packets for the junior doctors and nursing staff in PGIMER.
In so far as the food for the daily wage earners and migrant
labour in the industrial area, the Club has been organizing 400 food packets daily with
the logistic support of DGP Sanjay Beniwal, besides 145 families in the club’s the adopted project at Saketri village have been supplied ration with the active
involvement of Rtn Neenu Vij and Rtn Dr Seema Gupta.
The Inner Wheel Club members have taken care of nearly 50
families of the daily wagers supplying them with ration for a month.
Rajendra K Saboo informed that 2100 kg of rice was handed
over to the Chandigarh Administration through Rotary’s District Governor Rtn
Jitendra Dhingra as soon as the lockdown was announced, and is mobilizing another
Rs.15-20 lakh for the Administration to arrange food for the daily wage earners
and migrants.
There are Rotarians from other clubs especially in Mohali
and Panchkula who are working closely with the Administration to manage this
crisis situation.
