Nawanshahr (Des Raj Bali):- A Blood Donation Day event was held at Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh. During the programme, blood donors, families of body donors and representatives of supporting organisations were honoured. The event was presided over by the Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria.
On this occasion, Sardar Kesar Singh of village Mubarakpur was specially honoured for donating the body of his late wife, Kulbir Kaur Sadhra, after her death. A team from the hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh, had collected her body from their home in village Mubarakpur with great respect.
During the event, the Governor discussed in detail ways to simplify the process of body donation and highlighted the importance of both body donation and blood donation.
Mandeep Singh Brar, Dr Ravneet Kaur, Director and Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, health department officials and representatives of various social organisations were also present.
Following the Governor’s honouring of Kesar Singh Sadhra of village Mubarakpur, the villagers, including Numberdar Rawal Singh, Joga Singh Sadhra, Des Raj Bali Numberdar, Mahinder Singh, president of the Gurdwara Management Committee, and Charanjit Singh, expressed their gratitude.
