
District Public Relations Officer, Jalandhar, January 1 - TheChief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab Mr. Suresh Kumar todayfelicitated former Senior Medical Officer of Civil Hospital Jalandhar Dr.Kashmiri Lal for rendering selfless service to the people during the Covid-19pandemic.
Honoring Dr. Kashmiri Lal on the sidelines of a functionorganized by the Shaheed Parivar Fund here today, the Chief Principal Secretaryto Chief Minister lauded the exemplary work done by him during the pandemic togive relief to the people.
Pertinently, Dr. Kashmiri Lal, who came into governmentservice in 1993, superannuated from the service on December 31, 2020. He wasthe most visible face of the Health department during the pandemic. Known forhis commitment and zeal to serve the needy and underprivileged, Dr. KashmiriLal provided succor to people by imparting quality health services to peopleduring the crisis.
As incharge of the Covid relief centre set up at the localCivil Hospital, he left no stone unturned for ensuring timely and prompt reliefto the people. During the peak of pandemic Dr. Kashmiri Lal served the peoplezealously as a frontline covid warrior thereby putting his own life and that ofhis family in peril.
Meanwhile, expressing gratitude for the felicitation, Dr. KashmiriLal said that he has been overwhelmed with feelings of boundless humility atbeing chosen for the rare honour. He said that he would ever remain indebtedfor showering so much love and affection on him. Dr. Kashmiri Lal said thateven after superannuation he would continue to serve people in privatecapacity.
On the occasion, Commissioner of Police Mr. Gurpreet SinghBhullar, Deputy Commissioner Mr. Ghanshyam Thori, Senior Superintendent ofPolice Dr. Sandeep Garg, Commissioner Municipal Corporation Mr. Karnesh Sharma,Chairman Citizen Urban Cooperative Bank Mr. KK Sharma, President MahilaCongress and Municipal Councilor Dr. Jasleen Sethi and others were alsopresent.