GMR Chhattisgarh Energy limited (GCEl) a 1370 MW coal-fired power plant at Raikheda in Raipur district organised a voluntary blood donation camp on the occasion of “ Ganesh Chaturthi”.
A team of doctors and paramedical staff from Raipur Red Cross Society Blood Bank conducted the camp, a company press release stated.
GMR officials, Raxa Security Services and members of the neighbourhood community and Contract workers donated blood in the said event. In all, more than 60 units of blood were collected from this one-day camp.
S. Ravi Shanker COO, GCEl inaugurated the camp. After donating blood, Ravi Shanker said, “It gives us immense contentment for our contribution towards one of the noblest act of saving life”. In the closing function, Shanker appreciated the efforts made by Red Cross and also congratulated all the donors who made the event a grand success. The purpose of organizing this blood donation camp was to create awareness about the need to donate safe blood and blood products voluntarily to save precious lives, it stated.