Chairmen .P SEIAA (State Environment Impact Assessment Authority) AK Bhatt inaugurated 32 nd Vision Centre of Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital at Betul on Wednesday. Chairperson of senior citizen forum Betul Dr Shaila Mule, Secretary KK Panday, DFO South Betul Punit Goyal and SSEH Trustee Suresh Awatrawani were especially present on the occasion. This centre has been set up in joint collaboration of SSEH and INGO-CBM. Senior citizen forum Betul has also co-operated in the opening of this centre.
Bhatt inaugurated the centre by untying the knot of ribbon, garlanding on the photo of Sant Hirdaram Sahibji and lighting up the lamp.
On the occasion, Bhatt said, the loss of vision is assumed as destiny by the people living in predominant forest and the tribal areas. Convincing them is very difficult, but senior citizen forum and volunteers of SSEH bring those people in free eye camps for their eye checkup, necessary treatment and surgeries. For this tough task Bhatt eulogized the both organizations.
He said that the selfless services of Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital are remarkable. He hoped that the newly opened centre will render best eye care services to poor and needy people. DFO Punit Goyal assured that all possible help on part of his forest division will be extended to the people living in remote forest areas for their eye care. KK Panday Secretary senior citizen forum highlighted the service activities of his organization since last 20 years. He further said as many as 20,000 poor people have been brought for their free eye surgeries.
Panday said, by opening this vision centre, eye care services in Betul would be sped up in future. District governor Lions Club PS Bagga and Chairperson of Lioness Club Alka Tanted have also expressed their views.
On the occasion an eye patient Hemraj Savle, who was earlier operated in SSEH, appreciated the surgery quality and the service spirit of the hospital.