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.