Blood donation camp held in Vijayawada on the occasion of Gandhi, Sastry Jayantis

Donors donating blood at a camp jointly organized by Indian Red Cross and AP Paper Merchants Welfare Association as part of Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Sastra Jayanti celebrations in Vijayawada on Friday.

The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) and the Andhra Pradesh Paper Traders Welfare Association organized a blood donation camp at the AP NGO Home in Gandhi Nagar, Vijayawada on Friday as part of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Sastry Jayanti celebrations.

AP NGO President A. Vidyasagar, IRCS Vice-President Velaga Joshi, Secretary E. Chitti Babu and Andhra Pradesh Paper Merchants Association President Y. Lakshmikantha Rao inaugurated the camp.

They decorated portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Sastry and paid floral tributes to them. Mr Vidyasagar and association secretary Mafat Lal Jain appreciated the blood donors for their contribution.

Published – 02 Oct 2026 21:56 IST