A health check-up cum vaccination camp was organized by the Chhattisgarh State Haj Committee for Haj pilgrims at the new Circuit House here on Sunday.
A total of 238 Haj pilgrims underwent health examination and took vaccination for the pilgrimage at the camp. The pilgrims were also offered vaccination certificates at the camp. The Haj pilgrims were welcomed at the camp by Chhattisgarh Haj Committee Chairman Dr Salim Raj besides Minister for Tourism and Culture Brijmohan Agrawal, Rajya Sabha MP and Central Haj Committee member Mohsina Kidwai and Congress MlA Mohammed Akbar.
Speaking on the occasion, Kidwai mentioned her efforts in getting maximum facilities for the Haj pilgrims from Chhattisgarh. Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said that the State Government led by Chief Minister Raman Singh after formulating welfare policies targetted at all communities had been successfully implementing them.
Chhattisgarh Haj Committee Chairman Dr Salim Raj informed that the pilgrims from the State would depart by a special flight from Nagpur on October 4 which would be flagged off by senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari.