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Canadian group to set up eye hospital at Amritsar
WSN Network

Chandigarh: The Canadian Eyesight International has planned to set up an eye hospital at Chabba village of Amritsar district soon. The Canadian Eyesight International president Anup Singh Jubbal said the state government had agreed to reimburse 50 per cent of the cost on construction and running of Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Mata Sulakhani Eye Hospital whereas Chabba Welfare Society had granted a lease of 99 years for 62,000 square feet of land and a building.

"The cost of renovation and construction of a new operation theatre block besides equipment would be around Rs 4 crore," he said. The Canadian group has planned five free eye camps in Punjab in association with Rotary Clubs functioning across the state. "We hope to perform around 500 cataract surgeries for needy. Three camps have already been held and 300 surgeries performed."

The charitable society has sponsored and completed more than 46,000 cataract surgeries and over one lakh persons have been treated for avoidable blindness.

16 January 2008
 

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