The Junior Red Cross unit of the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) State branch in Collaboration with Junior Red Cross, Cuttack oganised a four-day certificate training on first aid at the Khannagar High School. In the trining programme counsellors of different districts like Angul, Dhenkanal , Cuttack, Boudh, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Cuttack participated. The main objective was to disseminate first aid knowledge to each teacher and student so that they know how to act during an accident or any other emergencies and save many lives. Red Cross is in the process to create 314 Lay lecturer to disseminate first aid knowledge to the village and community people.
In the inaugural day of the training, DEO Cuttack Krushna Chandra Nayak, ADOs Sonalika Ray and Dipti Priyadarshini, headmaster Akshay Kumar Sarangi, YRCO Dr Ajay Kumar Tripathy, JRCO Laxman Swain, First Aid Trainer Gopal Krushna Mishra, Convenor Secreatry YRC Dr Sasmita Patnaik, JRCO Cuttack Mihir Kumar Parida , dist secretary JRC Sodamini Khadenga, JRCO Jagatsinghpur Trilochan Sahoo, JRCO Kendrapada Niranjan Behera were present. In the valedictory day, District Emergency Officer Cuttack NN Rajalaxmi Ojha joined as chief guest.