May 13, 2023
By Our Correspondent
AGARTALA:
After the clarion call of Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha for voluntary blood donation camp, around 38 thousand 70 units of blood were collected in the financial year 2022-23 through various camps held in the state, which is close to the annual blood requirement.
The Chief Minister, Prof. Dr. Manik Saha, made this statement while addressing a blood donation camp organized by Sri Sri Ramthakur Seva Mandir in Banmalipur on the occasion of Tirodhan Divas, honoring the late 4th Mohanta Maharaj Shri Bhavatosh Bandyopadhyay.
The Chief Minister mentioned that there are about 40 lakh people living in Tripura now and approximately 40,000 units of blood are required every year.
“40,000 units of blood are required every year. Therefore, there can be no alternative to voluntary blood donation camps. Only blood donation will not work. If this blood is not stored properly there is a risk of it getting spoiled. There are now 7 government blood storage units. Currently, there are 12 government blood banks in the state. Two of them are private blood banks. Besides, there are 6 blood component separation units in the state. Out of these 4 are government and 2 are private”, said Dr Saha.
Chief Minister Professor Dr. Manik Saha said that the history of blood donation in the state of Tripura is old.
“When the government called for blood donation, people participated spontaneously. During the last assembly election there was some difference in the balance of the blood donation program”, he said.
The Chief Minister said that God has given us such a gift in the form of blood; nothing can be greater than this. So by donating blood, one blood donor can save the lives of four ill people.
The Chief Minister said blood is always needed for Thalassemia, cancer, and accidents.
“When blood banks in the state do not have adequate blood stock, problems arise. However, the government has issued necessary instructions to the hospitals so that the treatment of any patient is not disturbed due to lack of blood. There is a sense of peace when you come to the ashram. But when one notices turmoil around some negative political cause, there is great suffering. But the government is working hard to solve all kinds of problems of the people”, he said.
During the event Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy, Tripura Tea Development Corporation Chairman Santosh Saha, Senior Journalist Subal Kumar Dey and others remained present.
