Agartala , Aug 18, 2024, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala Aug 18: Around 25 people voluntarily donated blood on Sunday at a blood donation camp organized under the initiative of Krishnanagar Boys Club (KBC) at Bijoy Kumar Girls’ School in the state capital.

The event aimed at raising awareness about the importance and necessity of such camps saw the presence of Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha, Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Mayor and MLA Dipak Majumder, Club authorities among others.

Addressing the program, the chief minister said, “Donating blood is synonymous with donating life, by donating blood, life of dying patients can be saved”.

Being a doctor himself, the chief minister highlighted the types of blood, advancement in technology for segregating the blood contents as per requirement and also mentioned the necessity of listing the names of people with rare, negative blood groups.

Mentioning that the Clubs play a major role in the society, Dr Saha highlighted the drastic change in club culture of the state.

He said, “Earlier clubs used to compete among themselves on the basis of muscle power but now in recent years clubs compete among themselves on the basis of social activities. This is the change under the present government”.

Meanwhile, MLA Dipak Majumder called upon the youths of the area to get associated with the clubs in their respective areas so that a better society can be built and also issues like drug abuse can be addressed.