At a time when patients are suffering due to shortage of blood in blood banks, various organisations like the BJD's Jeeban Bindu, the Government's Mobile Blood Collection Van and the Jaya Jagannath Group Odisha Charitable Trust organised blood donation camps at different places in Ganjam district on the occassion of 23rd death anniversary of Biju Patnaik on Friday.
The death anniversary observance was a low-key affair in view of the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Jeeban Bindu programme held under the leadership of MLA Bikram Kumar Panda near his house here collected 30 units of blood. Panda and seven of his family members donated blood.
The Jaya Jagannath Group organised a blood donation camp in the Blood Bank premises at the MKCG Medical College Hospital. The camp led by Trust president Ranjan Mishra collected a good number of blood units.
Ganjam district Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange flagged off the Mobile Blood Collection Camp at Alarigada under Sheragada block. He first donated blood and encouraged others to do the same.
Among others, BJD leader Pintu Patnaik, Junior Engineers Malay Nayak and Ranjit Patro, Tehsildar Dayasindhu Parida and BDO Surajan Sahu were present.