SHRI SANGHMESHWAR SEWA DAL ( 102 units collected)
Ludhiana/Jalandhar,May 27,2018 ( By SK.Vyas): As many as 102 units of blood was donated voluntarily at the time when Akhil Bhartiya Shri Sanghmeshwar Sewa Dal, Ludhiana branch organized a ‘Blood donation camp’ at Ludhiana today on the 78th birthday of Anant Bhivushit Mahant Ganga Puri Ji Maharaj , Akhil Bhartiya Shri Sanghmeshwar, Arunai Pehowa. Mahant Puri Ji Maharaj blessed the Blood Donors and encouraged the public and organizers for undertaking such social welfare activities.
Speaking on the occasion Dr. Harish Verma, Secretary , Sewa Dal, said that was the thirteen time that a blood donation camp was organized by Ludhiana branch of Sewa Dal . Blood camp was supervised by a team of doctors under Dr Rajesh Kumar , Blood transfusion department. DMC&H, Ludhiana. He highlighted the benefits of blood donation and persuaded people for voluntary donations for the cause of society. Simultaneously, a medical health camp was also organized and the team was lead by Dr Neelam Gill from a Civil dispensary, Sanet, Dr Rajesh Goel from Army hospital, Dr Suraj Dhillon, Dental surgeon and Sanjeev Arora for eye testing. 300 patients were checked for various ailments along with blood testing, eye testing and pregnancy related tests were also done. The camp started with the seeking of blessings from Almighty. In a novel gesture, members of Dal, other people and even local leaders came forward and and health check up camp donated the blood voluntarily and a total of 102 units of blood were donated. Mr. Gurpreet Gogi, Municipal Councilor also participated.
D. K. Puri, president, Ludhiana branch, of Sewa Dal informed that the Dal is organizing such camps at a regular interval along with other social welfare activities camps and said that dal has earlier sent loaded trucks containing food items to earth quack victims of Gujrat, Uttranchal and J& K . Rajinder Mohan Tandon, Treasurer of the Dal said that now we are also motivating the people for pledging to donate eyes. Puri specially thanked S. Tejinder Singh, Secteratary, Prabhandak Committee Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Gobind Nagar, and Mr Sat pal Sharma, President Krishna Mandir sabha and BK Sharma Pandit ji of the mandir for their whole hearted support for organizing this camp. . Dr Verma informed that Punjab is far behind in blood donation, where as Gujrat State is at number one in blood donation in the whole of the country by contributing about 11% of blood units. Further, Dr. Verma told that the Dal has already solemnized two times the mass marriages function in which 25 girls were married, has arranged twelve blood donation camps annually.
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