To Create Awareness for Voluntary Blood Donation KU Students Form the Largest Shape of a Drop

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Chandigarh 12^th August:-- As many as 3069 students of Kurukshetra University and its affiliated colleges today formed the shape of blood drop to create awareness for voluntary blood donation on the occasion of International Youth Day at Kurukshetra. The students has broken the  previous world record for the largest human blood drop shape  formed by 3006 people by Baekseok University, Pyeongchang, South Korea on 23 February 2012. Dressed in red, the KU students came together to form the largest ever formation of students in the shape of a drop. The aim of the record attempt was to promote large scale awareness for voluntary blood donation and to popularize this idea amongst the youth. The attempt was a joint collaboration between ISBTI, Kurukshetra University, Indian Red Cross Society and BloodConnect.  A total of over 3069 Kurukshetra University student voluntarily registered for the event to become a part of the human blood drop.

Addressing the student volunteers the Vice Chancellor of the University, Lt. Gen. Dr. D.D.S. Sandhu said, "This historic event will certainly motivate the youth of the country and other citizens to donate blood for saving precious human lives. Kurukshetra University always promotes such events which motivate students to be good citizens and to connect with the world around them in a responsible and sensitive manner."

Dr. Yudhvir Singh, President International Society for Blood Transfusion, India (ISBTI).  Said that Despite being the youngest nation in the world, the country faces a massive shortage of 3.6 million units. Even if a mere two per cent of the country's youth donate just once in their lifetime, the situation can be improved drastically. With such initiatives we hope to reawaken the youth,.

Aabhas Bharadwaj, the event coordinator from Blood Conenct said that BloodConnect is India's largest student run body in the field of voluntary blood donation. It connects the people in need of blood to those who can donate it. It has held over 65 blood donation camps, handled over 700 helpline requests and saved more than 17000 lives in the process.