Army helps admn in conducting vaccination camp at Jagatpura

Tribune News Service

Mohali, June 4

The district administration in collaboration with the Army (Western Command) and Avtar Education Trust organised a vaccination camp under Mission Fateh 2.0 at Heritage Public School, Jagatpura, here.

Appreciating the initiative, Deputy Commissioner Girish Dyalan said 100 doses each were procured and provided by the family of martyr Col Sanjay Rana and Avtar Education Trust.

Dayalan said a large number of ex-servicemen were supporting the campaign and the Army provided doctors, paramedics, support staff, ambulances and other necessary equipment for the camp on Thursday.

He said Jagatpura village was densely populated and efforts were being made for maximum vaccination on priority basis.

“This will not only help in curbing the current wave of Covid but also help in achieving the target of 100 per cent vaccination in the district,” he said.

Col Jasdeep Singh Sandhu, Director, Civil Military Affairs and Joint Operations, Western Command, said the Commander Lt General RP Singh had decided to extend all possible cooperation to the district administrations for expanding vaccination campaign.

He said the vaccination camp emerged as a model in which the Army provided doctors, paramedics, ambulances, etc.

“Such efforts by the Army will continue in future as well,” said Colonel Sandhu.

Kinshuka Sethi, director, The Heritage Public School and Nodal Institute of Security Guards, said the school teachers went door to door to sensitise people on vaccination.