Punjab: Senior citizens home planned for city at cost of Rs 50 lakh

LUDHIANA: Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu today laid the foundation stone of a new senior citizen home that is coming up on 700 square yards of land and with a cost of Rs 50 lakh in D block of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar area, adjoining the newly developed Leisure Valley.
Speaking on the occasion, Ashu said, “This ultra modern senior citizen home will have state of the art facilities for the elderly people. Out of the total 700 square yards of land, 500 square yards will dedicated to a library, hall, kitchen, rooms and toilets, while the remaining area will have lawns and outdoor seating arrangement.”
Ashu also said the project was a long-pending demand of the area residents, but got delayed due to the pandemic. Ashu also assured that furniture will also be provided separately. He assured that if the senior citizens want a dispensary inside the campus, this will be considered.
Prominent among those present on the occasion included mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu, LIT chairman Raman Subramanian, civic body councillors Hari Singh Brar, Sunny Bhalla and senior Congress leader Baljinder Singh Sandhu, Inderjit Singh Indi.