The Red Cross State branch organised an awareness campaign on dengue with the support of its members and volunteers.
A human chain was formed by the Red Cross members, junior and youth Red Cross volunteers, counsellors and staff members in front of the Red Cross Bhavan here to disseminate information regarding the causes and remedies of dengue. The activists held placards, displayed posters and raised slogans. Besides, they distributed leaflets on dengue among the passersby.
Over 350 Junior Red Cross and Youth Red Cross volunteers from Government Girls High School, Unit-2, Satya Sai Girls High School, Unit – 3, Government Boys High School, Unit – 2, Government Boys High School, Unit – 6 and Government Boys High School, Unit- 9 and Maharshi College of Natural law, Acharya Harihar Mahavidyalaya, City Women’s College, Kamal Nehru Women’s College, Institute of Media Studies, RD Women’s College, Kalinga Institute of Social Science and Indian Institute of Yogic Science participated in the programme. It was coordinated by IRCS-OSB honorary secretary Dr Mangala Prasad Mohanty and supported by honorary joint secretary Dr Sarita Supkar. A dengue awareness and cleanliness drive was organised at Satya Nagar Basti under the leadership of Dr Mohanty. Senior citizens of Satya Nagar as well as eminent singer Prafulla Kar, MlA Bijay Mohanty, Corporator Padmanav Das, social worker Sumitra Tripathy and Dipu Kar joined.