Fatehgarh Sahib: Leaders of almost all political parties are vying with each other in helping people during the pandemic. Amloh MLA Kaka Randeep Singh through his NGO has donated 10 concentrators to the Civil Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, and also distributed ration kits to the needy. Gurpreet Singh Raju, Khanna halka in-charge for SAD, through his NGO held free vaccination camps. In Fatehgarh Sahib, MLA Kuljit Singh Nagra donated seven concentrators to the Civil Hospital and has also been organising free vaccination camps. Didar Singh Bhatti, former SAD MLA, is offering langar to Covid patients at their homes.

Wellness centre for cops

Fatehgarh Sahib: To keep their personnel mentally and physically fit, the district police have set up a health and wellness centre at the Police Lines in Fatehgarh Sahib. It was inaugurated by Kuldeep Singh, ADGP, Technical Service-cum-Police Governance Reforms. There will be a pharmacist, medical officer and physiotherapist to provide free medical services to the police personnel. “This centre will go a long way in helping the cops, who have been performing strenuous duties for almost entire day,” said Amneet Kondal, SSP.

Power plant to aid of rural women

Patiala: Nabha Power Limited, which operates the 2x700 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant at Rajpura, has helped a large number of rural women double their income even as the country struggled against challenges entailed by the pandemic. Rural women working with five production centres supported by the corporate social responsibility arm of the Nabha Power to produce “phulkaris”, jute products, “kurtis” and face mask, worked from their homes during Covid restrictions and managed to double their incomes. As the demand for “phulkari”, face masks and “kurtis” picked up even during the lockdown, the income for these women went up. Widow Baljinder Kaur from Sindhran village said, “Before I started working with the production centre, I along with my daughter-in-law used to process maize crop and were paid Rs 2.5 per kg. But after joining the production centre, we started earning a good income.”

Historic Clock Tower to get facelift

Abohar: In 1960, the Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) constructed by the British when Queen Victoria completed 60 years of her reign in 1897 was known as “Kabootar Khana”. When renowned physician Dr Shri Ram Chaudhary was elected as municipal committee president in 1961, he got the historic Clock Tower plastered with white cement. After six decades, when Abhijeet Kaplish assumed office as first Commissioner of the Abohar Municipal Corporation last year, he listed some historic buildings for renovation. Now the renovation of the Clock Tower has been approved during the first MC meeting. Mayor Vimal Thatai said Rs 6 lakh would be spent in the first phase of the renovation work.