Dehradun, Oct. 1 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday attended the state-level program organised at the Himalayan Cultural Centre, Dehradun, on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons where he flagged off a free ambulance van dedicated to the service of senior citizens, as well as a senior citizens' walkathon rally.

He extended his best wishes to all senior citizens of the state on this special day. On the occasion, the Chief Minister felicitated elderly citizens and administered the "Senior Citizen Honour Pledge." He also planted a sapling in his mother's name as part of the event.

Addressing the gathering, he said that senior citizens are the pillars of our society, whose blessings and experience s...