Bhubaneswar

People urged to be blood donors

PNS

A blood donation awareness campaign was launched jointly by the Lal Rang and the ASMAC Skill Development Centre in Nischintakoili.

Laxman Swain made the people aware of the benefits and need of blood donation. It is always an honour to be a blood donor, he said.

There is a requirement of more than 4.5 lakh blood units in Odisha whereas the blood collection in the State is nearly only 2 .5lakh units. He underscored the need of more and more people’s participation.

President of Lions Club  Kendrapara Deepak Choudhury joined the programme and motivated the trainees. ASMAC head Sakti Prasad Nanda and other staff like Somya Ranjan Swain , Rameswar Mishra , Madhusmita  Lenka , Sangita Behera , Chandrakant  Parichha , Bikash Kumar Meher, Mitrabhabnu Lenka , Kamla Lochan Padhi, Lipika Barik and Harapriya Nayak, among others, were present.