Purushottam character, Gariyaband. The people of Malgaon village, which has a population of just 2 thousand, adjacent to the district headquarters, are known more by their blood group than by their name. In this village, youth ranging from 18 years to 62 years old are always ready to donate blood. There is so much awareness about blood donation that here men and women donate blood with their families on the occasion of birthdays and anniversaries. Read More – Holi Special: A unique village of Chhattisgarh where Holi was celebrated a week in advance, celebrating the festival on the date leads to disaster.
Bhim Nishad, 35, a social worker and founder of Rural Youth Blood Donor Group, resident of Malgaon, says that he had donated blood to his sister for the first time, which saved her life. After this he learned the importance of blood donation. They say that blood donation has been given the status of great donation because your donation can save a person's life. For this, Bhim Nishad, apart from his own village, also continuously makes people of nearby villages aware about donating blood. He himself has donated blood 18 times so far and 25 members of his family also keep donating blood continuously. He told that by joining the group of Gariaband, a total of 2174 donors have donated blood, 1004 in 2022, 840 in 2023 and 330 in the last 3 months.
Providing free blood till the capital
In this village, a group of 100 youths have been continuously engaged in the work of human service by organizing blood donation camps for 3 consecutive years. All the youth here are doing service by joining the Rural Youth Blood Donor Group and Gariaband Blood Donor Group through blood donation camps and continuously donating blood in the District Hospital Gariaband. The youth of Malgaon as well as nearby villages Kodobatar, Baruka, Beherabudda, Ghutkunwapara, Bhejaradih, Hardi, Kas, Sohagpur, Majarkatta, Bhilai, Patharmohanda, Chikhali and other villages are continuously serving the District Hospital Gariaband as well as Rajim, Nayapara, Big hospitals like Chhura, Mahasamund, Dhamtari and Mekahara, AIIMS of Raipur are easily providing blood to the needy patients.
Malgaon residents organize blood donation camp every year
The villagers of Malgaon say that with the aim that the patients of the area should never die due to lack of blood, they organize blood donation camps from time to time at different places across the district for the last three years. Also, while appealing to the people, every year in the blood donation festival of village Malgaon, youth, citizens, girls and women of all the villages of the surrounding area are inspired to donate blood in large numbers. 81 units of blood were donated in the camp organized in Malgaon in 2022, 85 units in 2023 and 108 units in the camp held on March 17.
Disabled Champeshwar Dhruva sets example for blood donation
Among the people who came to donate blood at the blood donation camp organized in village Malgaon on March 17, 30-year-old Champeshwar Dhruv, resident of village Kas, is disabled in one leg. He told that one of his legs was amputated during an accident. At that time, his life was saved after transfusion of 10 bottles of blood, since then he has started donating blood. Today Champeshwar is setting an example for blood donation in his village and surrounding areas. Champeshwar says that he has donated blood 13 times so far and whenever blood is needed, he is the first one available.
Businessman Kanhaiya Rohra donated blood with his wife and son
Gariaband businessman Kanhaiya Rohra, 62, along with his wife Asha Rohra, 58, and son Ritesh Rohra, 35, came to donate blood at the blood donation camp in Malgaon.
Police personnel donated blood while on duty
Gariaband police personnel also reached this blood donation camp in large numbers. During this period, about 11 soldiers donated blood. Most of the soldiers were on duty during blood donation. He told that protecting the public is his priority, but donating blood can save the life of a needy person, hence he took some time out from duty to donate blood.