Civil Hospital gets contactless sink for visitors to wash hands

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 11

A foot-operated contactless sink for washing hands was installed at the Civil Hospital on Thursday by the philanthropy wing of Hyatt Regency, Amritsar. District Civil Surgeon Dr Navdeep Singh, who was present on the occasion, said such voluntary community welfare efforts must be appreciated to encourage more people to help the needy during the pandemic.

The Civil Hospital gets maximum rush of patients during the pandemic. “We believe in communal harmony and that’s the message we want to send across people. Our community initiative Shanti Sewa was launched during the pandemic and we are on the frontline delivering groceries and other items to the vulnerable members within the community during this pandemic. Besides food, other essential commodities such as soaps, sanitisers and fresh linen were also being provided by the organisation.

April 2020 was commenced by distributing more than 350 freshly cooked food packets to BPL families in the nearby areas and till date, the organisation has distributed free food ingredients, soaps, sanitisers, face masks and gloves to more than 5,000 persons,” said Kamaljit Singh, GM, Hyatt Regency.

Many government and non-governmental organisations supported under the Shanti Sewa initiative during the lockdown were Anganwadi Asha workers, Guru Ram Dass Old Age Home, Swami Vivekananda Govt Drug De-addiction and Treatment Centre, Indian Red Cross Society, All India Pingalwara Charitable society, Vidya Sagar Mental Hospital, Bhai Mohkam Singh Satellite Hospital, Bhai Dharam Singh Satellite Hospital and Government School, Chogawan.