Media Release

Mumbai, Jun 25: An enthusiasm marked at the blood donation camps organized by the Sant Nirankari Charitable Foundation on Sunday June 23 at three places in City and Suburbs namely at San Nirankari Satsang Bhawans at Navy Nagar and Gorai(Borivali)and at Transit Camp Municipal School, Dharavi wherein 494 Nirankari Devotees donate their blood.

Blood Banks of Sir JJ Group of Hospitals (128), LTMG Sion (234) and Nair Hospital (132) collected blood at Navy Nagar, Dharavi and Borivali respectively.

It is remarkable that these camps have been organized every year since 1987 in the month of April to commemorate the martyrdom of Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji the then head of the Sant Nirankari Mission and other devotees of the Mission.  Since 2009, these camps are organized almost round the year starting from Manav Ekta Diwas on April 24. This year, on a single day on April 24, the Mission organized 71 blood donation camps in the country including 9 in Maharashtra.  The target this year is to hold more than 400 camps in the country. The blood donation camps are also organized at various places abroad.

The Camp at Navy Nagar was inaugurated by local MLA  Annie Shekhar. Local Sector Sanyojak of the Sant Nirankari Mandal Shri Jiti Anand was also present at the occasion. Corporator Smt .Anita Yadav visited the camp and appreciated the Mission’s social work towards society and humanity. The camp at Dharavi was inaugurated by Dr RS Yadav, Medical Incharge of the Mandal in Mumbai and the camp at Borivali was inaugurated by Shri Waman Sawant, local Mukhi of the Mandal.