New Delhi: A new COVID-19 facility has started operating from May 10 in the Rakab Ganj Gurdwara complex.
To help build the Covid care facility, megastar Amitabh Bachchan donated Rs 2 crore to Rakab Ganj Gurdwara in Delhi. The facility will provide all the services free-of-cost with at least 300 beds, oxygen concentrators, doctors, paramedics and ambulances.
Delhi: Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur COVID19 Medical Isolation and Treatment Centre set up at Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib
“This facility has been attached to LNJP Hospital. There is a ray of hope as no. of cases is going down in Delhi but we need to stay alert,” says Delhi Health Minister pic.twitter.com/x0RTPUZyiz
— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2021
Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management committee posted all the update on the micro-blogging site Twitter. He thanked the mega star for his contribution. Sirsa shared that Big B has also arranged oxygen cylinders for the COVID centre as there is scarcity of oxygen in the hospitals.
“Sikhs are Legendary
सिखों की सेवा को सलाम”
These were the words of @SrBachchan Ji when he contributed ₹2 Cr to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Covid Care FacilityWhile Delhi was grappling for Oxygen, Amitabh Ji called me almost daily to enquire about the progress of this Facility@ANI pic.twitter.com/ysOccz28Fl
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) May 9, 2021
He often said;
“आप पैसों की चिंता मत कीजिए… बस कोशिश करिये कि हम ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा जानें बचा पाएँ!”@SrBachchan Ji contributed a huge Amt & also took the pain to ensure oxygen concentrators get shipped frm abroad & reach on timeHe is not just a REEL Hero but a Real life Hero https://t.co/5NEFgsZid5 pic.twitter.com/DA1onuT4RE
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) May 9, 2021
Senior Bachchan is leaving no stone unturned to help the people of India fight this devastating second wave of COVID-19. He is also doing a lot to make the people aware about the novel coronavirus.
On Sunday, he shared a video on his Twitter handle directly from the ‘Vax Live’ event. Big B urged all the audience in the concert to help India in such difficult times. He asked the people around the world to urge their respective governments and pharmaceutical companies to donate or help India by sending vaccines and medical equipments.
T 3900 – Privileged to be a part of the concert .. and the fight for India .. pic.twitter.com/vlyhKVc6QG
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 9, 2021