UAIL, DHH Jointly Organise Blood Donation Camp , 229 Units Collected
Rayagada, 10/8: Utkal Alumina International Ltd., (UAIL) a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of the Aditya Birla Group, in collaboration with the District Headquarters Hospital, Rayagada, organised a mega voluntary blood donation camp at the local Club House in Nuapada Township, Kashipur Block, Rayagada district. A total of 229 units of blood were voluntarily donated during the event.
The camp was inaugurated by Shri Navin Chandra Nayak, Additional District Magistrate, Rayagada; Shri Ramesh Chandra Jena, Sub-Collector, Rayagada; Shri Jagabandhu Majhi, Sarpanch, Tikiri; Smt. Bangari Dishari, Sarpanch, Kucheipadar; and Shri Jadumani Majhi, Sarpanch, Hadiguda, along with other dignitaries were present.
Blood collection was facilitated by Dr. Gautam Patnaik, Sarojkant Acharya, B. Kishore Kumar, Umakant Mishra, Hemanta Nayak, Shankar Tadangi, and Chinmay Paricha from the Rayagada Blood Bank.
Present at the occasion were Shri Ravi Narayan Mishra, Unit Head, Utkal Alumina; Shri Narayan Mitra, Head-HR; Smt. Lopamudra Mishra, Head-CSR; Shri Pitambar Behera, Head-PR; Amjad Alli, CSR Department; Shri Manoj Das, Shri Sushanta Das, Shri Binod Pujari, Shri Diganta Mahanti, Shri Rupen Patnaik, Shri Kartik Sahu, Shri Soumya Ranjan Swain, Shri Sudhir Nayak, Smt. Mohini Nayak, Shri Ranjan Kar, Shri Ashish Sahu, Shri Gajendra Nayak, Smt. Satyabhama Nayak, Smt. Mousumi Das, Smt. Sushmita Khosla and others. They motivated the donors and pledged to ensure that no life in the future is lost due to a shortage of blood.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Ravi Narayan Mishra, Unit Head, Utkal Alumina, said, “Blood donation is the noblest of all donations. As part of our corporate social responsibility, UAIL has been undertaking various welfare initiatives for the economic and social development of local and affected communities. This voluntary blood donation drive aims to help patients in Kashipur and Rayagada district who suffer from anaemia and related conditions. I urge everyone to come forward voluntarily for such noble causes.”
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Navin Chandra Nayak, Additional District Magistrate, appreciated UAIL’s consistent contribution to social welfare and commended the company’s efforts to ensure that patients in need receive timely blood support. Shri Ramesh Chandra Jena, Sub-Collector, echoed similar sentiments.
Reported by Gouri Shankar Pattnaik
