Srinagar Army on Saturday gave one lakh rupees to a martial art association and distributed flood relief in central Kashmirs Budgam district. The army also awarded five volunteers for their exemplary rescue during last years devastating floods in Kashmir Valley and held a blood donation camp.
Army gave one lakh rupees to Wuschu Association Soibugh to buy kits, body armour, practice mats meant for martial arts.
According to GNS correspondent, the armys Budgam based Rashtriya Rifles unit also organized awareness camp in the run up of 67th Army Day scheduled to be held January 15. The army distributed 1000 blankets, utensils, pressure cookers, ration, biscuits, and clothes among flood victims of Soibugh, Chhurpora, Gotpora and Darmuna villages.
The blood donation camp was organised at Senior Secondary School Soibug where both army personnel and locals voluntarily donated more than 250 points blood.In the blood camp, 137 persons including 67 civilian volunteers and 70 army men gave blood in front of SKIMS and Red Cross doctors. The doctors from Lal Ded hospital were also present on the occasion. Besides relief materials including stoves and blankets were distributed amongst the needy people.
According to an army officer, the purpose of the camp was to help patients requiring blood transfusion both at Budgam and Srinagar. The blood was handed over to the blood bank officials of Lal Ded and SKIMS hospitals.
A part from blood donation camp, stalls from Agriculture, Husbandry Sectors and Youth Guidance Node were installed to empower locals and youth.
The army gave 1000 rupees each to the five youth.
GOC, Rashtriya Rifle Formation, Major General Asit Mistry inaugurated the blood donation camp along with Manzoor Ahmed, DC Budgam. On the occasion, the GOC and DC expressed their gratitude to the doctors, paramedics from PHC as well as the donors.
