34th National Eye Donation Awareness Fortnight, 2019-20

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Eye Donation Awareness Rally Organized by Nirmal Ashram Eye Institute, Rishikesh

With the inspiration and benign blessings of Param Shraddhey, Mahant Ram Singh Ji Maharaj and Sant Jodh Singh Ji Maharaj, Nirmal Ashram Eye Institute (NEI), Rishikesh organized an eye donation awareness rally on 30.08.2019 during the ongoing National Eye Donation Awareness Fortnight, 2019-20.

The rally was flagged off from Nirmal Ashram Parking, located near the Old Tehri Bus Station, at 10:15 AM by Param Shraddhey Baba Ram Dev Pathi Ji Maharaj of Avdhootbada Ashram, Rishikesh, Mayor of Rishikesh, Mrs. Anita Mamgain Ji, Secretary of C L Gupta Charitable Foundation, Moradabad, Mahant Gurvinder Singh Ji, Swami Amrit Prakash Ji of Anand Dham, Rishikesh and Mahant Pradeep Das Ji of Shri Kabir Chaura Ashram, Rishikesh.

About 300 students from leading schools of Rishikesh, namely DSB International Public School, Foothills Academy Senior Secondary Co-Educational School, Shri Bharat Mandir Public School, Gurmat Sangeet Bal Vidyalay (Shri Hemkunt Sahib Management Trust), Agape Mission School, Nirmal Ashram Deepmala Public School and Nirmal Ashram Gyan Daan Academy participated in the rally. Another, approximately, 200 distinguished guest from Rishikesh and surrounding areas were also present at the rally.

The rally passed through the main lanes of Rishikesh town, with the participants disseminating awareness about the necessity and importance of eye donation. En route to its culmination at Nirmal Ashram, Rishikesh, the rally congregated at Adarsh Gram, Rishikesh, where Mahant Gurvinder Singh Ji, inaugurated the Nirmal Eye Clinic. The newly opened eye clinic is intended to bring quality eye care to the doorsteps of residents of Rishikesh town. Furthermore, this eye clinic would also make it convenient for patients coming from the hills of Garhwal Region to seek quality ophthalmic treatment in Rishikesh town itself.

NEI is committed to propagating awareness about eye donation and the entire Nirmal Ashram Family is hopeful that it will be supported by all in its quest to significantly minimize the incidence of corneal blindness in the region.