With Pic Kanpur: In view of the possible third wave of Covid, the Shri Guru Singh Sabha has launched a 10-bedded corona ward at the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital in Lajpat Nagar area that will offer free treatment for people of all faiths.
Local MP Satyadeo Pachauri inaugurated the facility on Saturday.
Founded in 1937, the Shri Guru Singh Sabha has spent the last almost eight decades focusing on community-based development initiatives.
Earlier, during the second wave of the pandemic, the Shri Guru Singh Sabha, had organised ‘Oxygen Langar’ for Covid patients, who were unable to arrange oxygen for themselves.
Harvinder Singh Lord, the ‘pradhan’ (head) of Shri Guru Singh Sabha said that the initiative has been launched in coordination with various social organisations and the hospital will offer its services to patients with financially weak backgrounds free of cost.
“The purpose of Shri Guru Singh Sabha is to serve humanity, the free of cost treatments are open to people of all faiths,” he said.
“All services equipped with advanced and modern measures will be provided totally free of cost in this hospital.
There will only be a reception counter and no billing or payment counter.
The Shri Guru Singh Sabha will take services of several city-based social organisations,” said Lord further.
The capacity will soon be increased to 20 and then to 50 beds from the current 10 beds, he added.
Talking to reporters on the occasion, Pacahuri hailed the efforts of the Shri Guru Singh Sabha for launching an initiative that will offer free services to the poor.
“We have been seeing Shri Guru Singh Sabha serving mankind for the last 80 years.
Such an initiative will hopefully serve as an inspiration for others,” Pachauri added.
Locals too lauded the efforts of the Shri Guru Singh Sabha for dedicating the ward at the GTB hospital to the poor.
“We all congratulate Shri Guru Singh Sabha for this noble cause.
A great service to mankind,” a group of locals of Lajpat Nagar said.