MLA Sunder Singh Thakur dedicated the centre to the public.
The inauguration ceremony for the “Early Intervention Center,” established by the Indian Red Cross Society, Kullu, under the District Disability Rehabilitation Center, concluded in a commendable and historic initiative. This newly constructed, state-of-the-art center was formally inaugurated by Chief Guest, MLA Sunder Singh Thakur, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Chief Guest Sunder Singh Thakur congratulated the entire team of the Indian Red Cross Society, Kullu, for establishing this center and stated that it will bring a significant positive change in the lives of children with special needs (disabilities). He emphasized that correct identification of children’s problems and appropriate therapy early in childhood contribute to their mental and physical development. With the opening of this center, local families will now have access to even better facilities for their children’s treatment and therapy within the district, providing significant relief. This newly constructed Early Intervention Center offers all the modern medical facilities necessary for children’s holistic and inclusive development, all under one roof.
He inspected the facilities provided at the ‘Early Intervention Centre’, where he took detailed information about the specialist services provided to the children like speech therapy, assessment and counselling for mental and physical examination, special education for the education of special children, occupational therapy to strengthen physical activities, physiotherapy for muscle strengthening and play therapy to enhance mental skills through play.
After this, he also distributed assistive devices to 12 beneficiary disabled persons, which included hearing aids, wheelchairs, walking sticks, waist belts and knee-caps.
At the end of the program, Secretary of Indian Red Cross Society Kullu, Chandrakesh Sharma expressed his gratitude to the chief guest and all the enlightened citizens present for encouraging this noble work and making the program a success.
