The NSS wing of Bapujee HS School (BHSS) in Dhenkanal district in association with Ama Odisha and local Red Cross unit conducted a mega blood donation camp in the premises of the institution on Friday. About 110 units of blood were collected.
BHSS Principal Bhagaban Sasmal and Garhpalasuni Degree College Principal Tarakeswar Sahu inaugurated the camp in the presence of Ama Odisha and Red Cross representatives, apart from hundreds of students, local youths, social activists and leaders. Several top officials of the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Bhubaneswar, including its secretary and NSS programme coordinator Prof Anata Jena were present.
Apart from the NSS volunteers of the BHSS, volunteers and programme officers from several peripheral colleges also participated. The local villagers took a great deal of interest in the camp and enthusiastically donated blood.
Earlier on Thursday, the NSS volunteers of BHSS and Garhpalasuni Degree College held an awareness rally in the locality and convinced the people to turn out in large numbers to donate blood.
The rally was led by NSS programme officers Paramananda Biswal and Jugal Kishore Sahu. The initiative inspired young people to work for the social cause and donate blood.