Dry Ration for families in sealed village Faidan from Rotarians

Chandigarh, 9 April:  Rotary Club of Chandigarh has volunteered to provide 1000 bags of dry ration after every five days, to familes inside village Faidan which was recently sealed down in the city, informed President Rotary Club Chandigarh Surinder Pal Kaur.

The supplies were handed over today to the Administration by President Surinder Pal Kaur, accompanied by past presidents Rtn Anil Khanna, Rtn Baldev Aggarwal, and Rtn Pankaj Khanna.

Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar commended the Rotarians for their continued support to the Administration in these challenging times.

Former world President of Rotary International Rajendra K Saboo informed that village Faidan located adjacent to Sector 48 which was sealed, is inhabited by nearly 3700 families (19,000 residents) who need ration supplies, and Rotary Club shall be providing 3,000 dry ration bags over a period of three weeks, i.e. 1000 bags every week.  

Each bag contains one week supply of 5kg Atta, 2kg rice, 2kgs Dal, 1 Kg sugar, 1 litre oil, 1/2 kg salt,  200gms of turmeric red chilli powder, jeera etc, costing Rs 590.

Rotarians supervise the packing of each bag at the vendors approved and selected by the Chandigarh Administration, and will be spending almost Rs.18 lakh for this humanitarian project which is being contributed by club members, informed President Surinder Pal Kaur.

The Club is already supplying daily 500 cooked meals each for lunch and dinner for junior doctors and nurses to PGIMER and 400 meals each in the afternoon and evening for the daily wage earners and migrant labours, thanks to the active involvement of Rtn Kawal Bedi, a past district governor of the club, in coordinating the activities and raising funds.

Rotarians to arrange 3000 PPE kits for PGIMER

Looking at the paucity of the PPE sets, Rotary Club of Chandigarh has organized 3000 PPE kits to be supplied to the PGI, informed former world President of Rotary International Rajendra K. Saboo.

He informed that 2000 sets are expected to reach by 6^th or 7^th April while another consignment of 1000 should be there by 16^th April, costing Rs.18 lakh.

The Club has already supplied 50 N95 masks, 25,000 3ply masks, 200 PP gowns and 10,000 examination gloves to PGIMER, informed Club President Surinder Pal Kaur, spending over Rs.12 lakh on medical supplies.

 “We are grateful to people of the city and philanthropists who have joined the cause and continue to provide financial support,” she added.

Already the Rotarians are working to provide nearly 400 lunches and dinners to the junior doctors and nurses in PGI through the Gurudwara with the coordination of Dr Anil Gupta, and gurudwara’s coordinator Sukhdev Singh.

Two meals for 400 daily-wage earners and migrant labour are also being prepared at Gurudwara Sector 8 which with the support of H.S. Narula which is being coordinated by past district governor Rtn Kawal Bedi, and distributed through SP Headquarters Manoj Meena

Another family of Rtn. Teena Virk with her husband Ravi who have been given volunteer pass by Mohali SDM, have taken upon themselves to distribute meals every day in Phase 11 industrial area, and at the slums having served over 200 people in past six days.    “It is heart-rending to see aged people and children lining up with expectant hope,” said Teena.

Sarabjit Sekhon, a member of the Inner Wheel (the women wing of Rotary) Club of Chandigarh is daily supporting daily-wage earners on her own.  Besides, the Inner Wheel Club members have taken care of nearly 50 families of the daily wagers supplying them with ration for a month.

Rtn Neena Vij and Rtn Dr Seema Gupta are taking care of 126 families with daily ration in Saketri area which is an adopted project of Rotary Club Chandigarh.   Special milk supplies have also been arranged for the children and the expectant mothers in that area.

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.  

Rotarians on the forefront of the fight against COVID19

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.