Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 6: A team of Indian Red Cross Society, J&K State headed by its General Secretary Roma Wani today conducted tour of Leh and Kargil districts to rejuvenate the Red Cross movement in twin districts of Ladakh region.
During the tour, the team met with the Deputy Commissioners of Kargil & Leh districts who are also the Chairmen of District Red Cross Committees of their respective districts and discussed various issues pertaining to functioning of Red Cross Society in twin districts of Ladakh region.
Mrs. Roma underlined the need for strengthening the volunteer base in the districts for carrying out Red Cross operations in a coordinated and effective way at the time of any natural calamity and mishaps. She also discussed issues of functioning of Jan Ashauadi Shop at District Hospital Leh and revenue collection with Deputy Commissioner Leh, Simrandeep Singh.
District Development Commissioner, Kargil, Fida Hussain informed that the Red Cross volunteers are adequately trained and equipped to provide adequate and timely help to the needy at the time of natural or manmade catastrophe . He said that efforts are being made to significantly enlarge and strengthen the Red Cross movement in the region. The General Secretary handed over the keys of an ambulance to Deputy Commissioner, Kargil.
Meanwhile, various delegations of volunteers and members from civil society of Ladakh region met General Secretary Red Cross in Kargil and Leh.
The General Secretary appealed the volunteers and civil society members to spread the message among the general public to get them registered with their respective District Red Cross Committees to become the volunteers of Indian Red Cross Society. She emphasized the need for raising the corpus of Red Cross Volunteers at the village, block, tehsil and district levels to strengthen the Red Cross movement in the Ladakh region to help the needy in the event of any unforeseen or emergent situation.
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