Jalandhar, February 4- The Deputy Commissioner GhanshyamThori on Thursday took stock of the ongoing renovation work in Red Cross OldAge Home and directed the executive agency to complete the project by the endof this month.
The old-aged home is undergoing massive renovation at thecost of Rs 12.5 lakh and Panchayati Raj department.
While overseeing the revamp work of 20 rooms and other partsof the building in Maqsudan, Deputy Commissioner stressed that there was anurgent need of up-gradation of the existing infrastructure in Red Cross Old AgeHome to ensure a better, safer and homely space to the elders who wereabandoned by their own families or did not have anyone to take care of them.
Ghanshyam Thori asked the officials of the Panchayati Rajdepartment to ensure all works get over as soon as possible. He said that hehas been closely monitoring the entire work and told any sort of laxity isunwarranted and undesirable.
He also interacted with the people living in the old agehome and assured that the district administration is committed to protectingtheir rights.
Thori, who is also president of District Red Cross Society,told we all must ensure that senior citizens develop a sense of belongingnessadding it is our moral duty to respect and care our elders.
The Deputy Commissioner said that Red Cross Society is asocial reformatory movement aimed at mitigating the woes of the ailinghumanity. He said that this movement is instrumental in rekindling a spirit ofcompassion, peace, love and brotherhood amongst humanity.
He said that the people especially youth must take lessonsfrom this social movement which show how can we serve mankind effectively.
Likewise, he added all-out efforts must be made to ensurethat message of serving humanity must be inculcated amongst the minds ofpeople.
Earlier, he also talked with the officials in Red CrossSociety and asked them to ensure mitigating the woes of needy people visitingthem.
Prominent among present occasion included Red Cross SocietySecretary Inderdev Singh and others were also present.