Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 31: The Blood donation camp was organized by Government Polytechnic, Bikram Chowk, Jammu in association with Blood Transfusion Department, Government Medical College and Red Cross Society, Jammu in the college campus in which all the HoDs, staff and students of the college participated.
Er Arun Bangotra, Principal, was the chief guest on the occasion. Dr Vijay Saini, HoD Blood Transfusion Department, GMC and R C Puri, Secretary Red Cross Society, Jammu were guests of honour.
While speaking Er Arun Bangotra motivated the students to participate in the blood donation which is a noble cause and later donated the blood.
Dr Vijay Saini, HoD, GMC, threw light on Blood donation as contribution towards community development and briefed the students about the importance of the blood donation.
R C Puri also threw light on the importance of this noble cause.
More than sixty enthusiastic participants including the students and the faculty later donated the blood. Every donor donated blood after passing through preliminary medical tests like HIV, HB etc conducted by the team of experts from the Government Medical College.
The camp concluded with the donors being served with juice and fruits. The organizer of the events was Er Khalid Sheikh, Er Sakshi Kapai and Er Ajay Thapa, lecturers of the colleges.