Participants of competitions awarded on World Sight Day
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal, World Sight Day was observed on Thursday October 11, 2018 by the Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital. On the occasion, a sight care awareness rally was taken out from Bharat Bhawan to Raja Bhoj Statue by 7:30 AM. This rally was flagged off by Dy. Director General Ophtho, Ministry of Health, (GOI) Dr. Sangeeta Abrol.
Students of various schools and colleges, eye surgeons, Optometrists, Vision Technicians and staff of Sewa Sadan, representative of Pharmaceutical companies, Office bearers of national/International NGOs participated in the rally.
Main programme of World Sight Day was held at Sant Hirdaram Auditorium, Sant Hirdaram Nagar Bhopal by 11:00 AM. Rev. Siddh Bhauji presided over the function. Dr. Sangeeta Abrol Dy. Director General and many other dignitaries were the guests of Honour.
Wall Painting Competition
Dr. Sangeeta Abrol Dy. Director General (Ophtho) selected first, second and third groups of wall paintings. These paintings are sketched and painted by the girls of Sant Hirdaram College of management and Medical College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences for women, Sadhu Vaswani College and BHEL based BSSS College.
She also took an account of wall painting and discussed the participants. Dr. Abrol was very please to see the quality and the visualization of the subject of the paintings.
On her recommendation, Sewa Sadan management has decided to give awards to all participating students. Dr. Sangeeta Abrol said that though painting is not the subject of these students but the creativity of the students is praise worthy.
Awards will be distributed tomorrow in the main programme of World Sight Day. First prize of wall painting competition will be given to two groups of Mansi Srivastava, Divya Pawar, Anchal, Anushka Rani, Jyoti Srivastava, Binita Mahanta, Khargobkar, Diksha Ojha and Arshneen Khan.
On the occasion CEO of Vision 2020: Right to Sight India Shri Phanindra Babu Nukela, Programme Manager Shri Mrinal Madhav, Development communication officer Smt. Sridevi Sunder Rajan, Dy. Director Health Dr. Tripathi, Dr. Madan Deshpande of H.V. Desai Hospital, Pune and Managing Trustee Shri L.C. Janiyani were present.