GOC Ambala Sub Area alongwith his Director ECHS; Director RC Chandimandir as well as SO ECHS Stn Cell Chandimandir paid a visit to ECHS Polyclinic Chandigarh today afternoon. The GOC was taken around the entire area. He also interacted with ECHS members present. He was highly satisfied with the visit and conveyed his appreciation for the improvement carried out in the Polyclinic

GRATITUDE

1. When the Corona pandemic’s second wave had fatally engulfed India, a gp of very sprited Indian friends got together in the USA to do something for their Country. Under Mayuri Gosh, this gp contributed, raised and collected money to buy oxygen concentrators for their Countrymen.
2. As it was basically their hard earned money, Mayuri, who works for the World Economic Forum, was very apprehensive that their gift should not get diverted to any unscrupulous agency/org. With this background, she probed the prospect to give these concentrators to an org whose conduct and integrity was beyond reproach- the Indian Army.
3. Being from a civilian background and with no knowledge of the environment here, she got in touch with her close and trusted friend who happened to be a die hard Army brat for help. This Army brats parents resided in Chandigarh and he happens to be Veteran Brig HS Gill, Shaurya Chakra from 17 Para Field Regt
4. Within hours, working through multiple time zones, the proposal was put forth by Brig HS Gill (Retd), SC to Col BB Sharma, OIC ECHS Polyclinic, Chandigarh if he would accept the concentrators. Chandigarh was selected as the receiving org as its credentials were excellent and it happened to be the home ECHS of the Indian Veterans. The issue with its nuts and bolts was processed by Brig TS Mundi, Stn Cdr, Chandimandir and within a day a formal reply was forwarded to the donors of the Army’s and ECHS’s acceptance.
5. In the subsquent week and before the arrival of the items, a lot of coordination, cajoling and managing bureaucratic minefds was carried out by the Stn HQ, Chandimandir to ensure a safe receipt of the concentrators at Delhi Customs. That it was managed without duties and taxes is a feat by itself.
6. These 19 x 10 ltrs, top of the line Oxygen Concentrators have very aptly been distributed to all the ECHS Polyclinics under Stn HQ, Chandimandir as also the Comd Hosp (WC) for their optimum use. The two concentrators received by ECHS Chandigarh are part of this largesse of Mayuri Gosh and her band of dedicated patriots.
7. Our grateful thanks and a salute for their tremendous commitment