Udupi: Adani-UPCL organizes blood Camp; 671 units collected

Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 28 Jun 2017: Adani Owned Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), which is operating 1,200 MW power plant in Yellur village, near here, on Sunday, June 25, organized Blood Donation Drive, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and Vanamahotsava programme, in association with its Corporate Service Responsibility (CSR) wing of Adani Foundation. These events were organized to mark the birthday celebration of Adani Group founder chairman Gautam Adani.

 

Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan titled, ‘Prayas’ in the surrounding villages of Yellur, Mudarangady, Nandikoor and Padubidri, near here. UPCL joint president Kishore Alva flagged-off the event at UPCL plant premises by taking pledge on Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. He informed that Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan is a vision by Mahatma Gandhi and everyone’s support is required to make the dream true. The cleanliness should start from home itself and if everyone ensures cleanliness in their home, workplace and their surroundings, we can have witness cleanliness everywhere, he told.

 

 

The panchayat members of Yellur, Mudarangady, Palimar and Padubidri collaborated with UPCL for the Abhiyaan. Thanking the gram panchayats for their support, Alva informed that the company will have to prepare an action plan to continue the event.

 

Later, Blood Donation Drive titled, Go-Red was held at UPCL plant premises, NMPT premises and Udupi district Hospital. The medical team from Udupi District Hospital, Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru, A J Hospital, Mangaluru, Tejaswini Hospital, Yenepoya Hospital were invited for facilitating the blood donation drive. The blood donation camp was inaugurated by Dr Sharath from Wenlock Hospital, Dr Veena from Udupi District Hospital, Edward from Indian Red Cross Society, Gopalakrishna from A J Hospital and Kishore Alva, joint president of UPCL.

 

Inaugurating the camp, Alva welcomed the medical team and informed that UPCL is organizing many social development activities in association with Adani Foundation and with this blood donation drive, all the employees of UPCL are joining hands for the noble cause. Alva said that everyone should come forward and donate blood if able-bodied because this one simple action would speak for itself about gentleness, fellow-feelings, kindness and love for humanity. He said, ‘God has created life in this world. By donating blood to the life in need of blood, we save God’s children. Hence by serving man, we serve God.’

 

Inaugurating the Blood Donation Camp, Dr Sharath informed that UPCL in association with Adani Foundation is serving a noble cause by organizing blood donation drive every year. He expressed happiness that in addition to the village development activities, Adani UPCL under its CSR, is giving life to many lives with this blood donation drive. He added that one unit of blood can save 4 lives and every year Adani UPCL by donating more than 500 units of blood, it is saving life of more than 2000 people. 

 

Dr Veena from District Medical Hospital, Udupi, spoke on the occasion and said that every year Adani Group is donating blood to the twin districts of Mangalore and Udupi, thereby rendering the noble cause. She explained the importance of donating the blood, its platelets and plasma. 

 

Six-hundred-seventy-one units of blood was collected in the camp and Alva thanked all the volunteers participated in the event.

 

Vanamahotsava programme was also celebrated under the name, Go-Green, wherein the families staying in the UPCL rehabilitation colony were distributed with the fruit-bearing saplings that were planted in the Rehabilitation colony. During ‘Go-Green’ event, Alva said that Adani UPCL has already planted more than 4 lac saplings inside the plant premises and in the coming days, social forestry programme would be organized in the areas identified by the nearby gram panchayats.