KL Report

SRINAGAR

The world red cross day was celebrated in Kashmir and on the occasion the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N N Vohra emphasized on the crucial need for raising a corpus of Red Cross Volunteers at Village, Block, Tehsil and District levels to strengthen Red Cross movement in the State and provide succour to the needy in the event of any unforeseen or emergent situation.GOV-8

As per a statement the Governor was addressing the gathering at the Red Cross Mela organized by the District Red Cross Society, Srinagar, at Joggers Park, Raj Bagh here today to celebrate the World Red Cross Day.

The Governor has observed that the Red Cross Volunteers need to be adequately trained and equipped with the required equipment to enable them to provide all required and timely help to the needy. He has also observed that efforts are being made to significantly enlarge and strengthen the Red Cross movement in the State.

Referring to the World Red Cross Day, the Governor has said, “Since its establishment 150 years ago this movement has been doing a yeoman’s service across the globe.” He has paid tribute to Sir Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross movement and assured all possible support to strengthen Red Cross movement in the State.

The Governor complimented the District Red Cross Society, Srinagar, for organizing the Red Cross Mela. He also lauded John Samuel, Chief Post Master General, J&K Circle, for bringing out a Special Cover and My Stamp on Red Cross to mark this occasion.

The Governor also gave away sewing machines to a number of needy women and wheel chairs to certain physically-challenged persons on this occasion. He also distributed prizes among the winners and runners up of the boys and girls cycling race.

The Governor has also released Special Cover and My Stamp brought out by the Postal Department and unveiled the Red Cross Logo on this occasion.

Earlier, the Governor flagged off the Slow Cycling Race and inaugurated stalls put up by various organizations as part of the Red Cross Mela. He also viewed the models prepared by the students and lauded their creative talents.

Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA, speaking on the occasion threw light on the importance of the Red Cross movement. He has announced Rs 10 lakh out of his CDF towards the construction of Red Cross Bhawan at Srinagar.

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