The Odisha State Ex-Services league (OSES) here observed Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 27. It donated Rs 17,000 to ADM, Koraput for the flood victims of Uttarakhand. The members gathered on the premises of HAl Bus stand to pay homage to the heroes of the Kargil war. They lighted the candles and observed two minutes’ silence to offer their utmost regards to the soldiers.
On July 28, a plantation programme was organised near Jagannath Temple of HAl Township. The students of Sito Reo Karate School planted saplings around the area. later, a voluntary blood donation camp was organised in association with the Koraput District Blood Donors and Motivators Forum in the auditorium of ADAV high School. A total of 35 units of blood were collected by Odisha Red Cross Blood Bank, Koraput.
The camp was formally inaugurated by the Sr Medical Superintendent of HAl Hospital Captain Dr SK Padhi in presence of the office bearers JR Senapati, KK Behera, GB Padhi and office bearers of DBDMF, Dr Naresh Chandra Sahu and Shaik Ibrahim. ORC Blood Bank officer Dr B Krishna and his staff collected blood from the voluntary donors. While three senior members of the league HK Majhi, K Maharana and Anil Patnaik along with their life partner donated blood, a young couple Prasant Kumar Sahu and his wife also contributed their lot to add the number of blood kit of the camp.
Among others, SK Panda, TR Patra, Bhubaneswar Patnaik, Shaheda Parween, I Ashok Kumar and SN Padhi cooperated in organising the camp.