Paying Rich Tributes to Kargil Bravehearts: 144 Donated Blood & 52 Pledged for Organ Donation

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Chandigarh 27^th July:- Paying rich tributes to the bravehearts of Kargil on Kargil Vijay Divas, ROTTO PGIMER in collaboration with the NGO Shree Shiv Kanwar Mahasangh Charitable Trust organised an Awareness and Pledging Camp on Organ Donation alongside the Voluntary Blood Donation Camp at the Bridge Market, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

The Camp organised with an intent to generate awareness on Blood and Organ Donation and thereby save precious lives, otherwise being lost due to shortage of either blood or transplantable organs, concluded on a positive note today with 144 volunteering to donate blood and 52 registering as organ donors.

Sanjay Beniwal, Director General of Police, Chandigarh graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, and inaugurated the camp. Later while interacting with the blood donors, Sanjay Beniwal commended them for their social commitment. Emphasizing that there cannot be anything more altruistic than giving someone a second chance to live, Mr Beniwal shared that he himself had been a regular blood donor.

Later, Sanjay Beniwal interacted with the resource team from ROTTO (NORTH) PGIMER at the awareness and pledging stall on Organ Donation put up at the venue. Expressing his happiness and evincing a keen interest, the DGP assured his full support for the promotion of the noble cause of Organ Donation.

Commemorating the spirit of Organ Donation, Sanjay Beniwal was also gifted a painting, as a token to reiterate the fact that 'circle of life' should not break. The painting was made by school students on the theme of Organ Donation under ROTTO NORTH's school engagement programme. 

Sharing his views, Prof. Vipin Koushal, Nodal Officer, ROTTO (NORTH) PGIMER said that as Police has a very important role in Organ Donation considering the fact that most of the potential donors are generally road side accident victims with fatal head injury wherein NOC from Police is required to proceed with the retrieval of the organs, the personal presence and keen interest by DGP for the cause of Organ Donation sends a very encouraging message among police personnel to be more sensitised and supportive towards the cause and be instrumental in saving precious lives.

While enumerating about the initiative,  Rakesh Sangar, President, NGO Shri Shiv Kanwar Mahasangh Charitable Trust,  shared that community service has been the core mandate of the Trust and there can not be better service than giving someone a fresh lease of life to someone through blood or organ donation. It is this vision that has sustained us for over 25 years in public service.