Deputy Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde and Chief Executive Officer of Dharwad Zilla Panchayat Suresh Itnal pledged their eyes during the launch of National Blindness Prevention Drive in Dharwad on Thursday and appealed to the people to volunteer for the campaign.
Under the National Blindness Prevention drive, a series of programmes have been organised in Dharwad and on Thursday launching the drive, both the officials appealed to the people to help the visually impaired get sight by pledging their eyes.
The Deputy Commissioner said that under the campaign, the Health Department would be holding registrations at all the government hospitals and primary health centres. People could walk in and take pledge to donate their eyes after their death, he said.
