530 donate blood at six camps in city

City residents turned out in large numbers to volunteer at blood donation camps organised at six places.

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, Updated At : 03:15 AM May 15, 2025 IST

Volunteers donate blood at a camp in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Photo: Ramkrishan Upadhyay

City residents turned out in large numbers to volunteer at blood donation camps organised at six places today. As many as 530 units were collected at the camps, which were organised as a tribute to soldiers who sacrificed their lives for national safety.The camps, conducted in active collaboration with various NGOs, resident welfare associations (RWAs), market welfare associations (MWAs), and government departments, saw enthusiastic participation from government employees, market communities, youth, and local citizens. The camps were supervised by trained professionals from government hospitals, ensuring hygienic, safe, and efficient collection procedures.

Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla inaugurated the camps at the community centres in Manimajra and Sector 28-C and Mahila Bhawan in Sector 38.

MC Commissioner Amit Kumar inaugurated another camp organised by the Municipal Corporation Engineers Association at the civic body building in Sector 17. He too donated blood to boost the morale of volunteers. Senior Deputy Mayor Jasbir Singh Bunty inaugurated a blood donation camp at the Sector 19 market, which was organised by the Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre and the area MWA. Deputy Mayor Taruna Mehta inaugurated a similar camp at the Sector 15 market. It was organised by the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal. CBM president Sanjiv Chaddha and other office-bearers also donated blood at the camp.

Speaking after the event, the Mayor highlighted the importance of regular voluntary blood donation and praised the citizens of Chandigarh for responding with such unity and compassion.

A blood donation camp was also held at Sadar Bazar in Sector 19. BJP leader Sanjay Tandon and councillor Anup Gupta along with many traders participated in the camp.