Assam Rifles jawans on Monday came forward to donate blood on the occasion of โ€˜World Blood Donor Dayโ€™.

Troops of the Serchhip battalion of 23 Assam Rifles donated their blood during a blood donation camp held at the district hospital in Mizoramโ€™s Serchhip district.

During the occasion they also interacted with the public and encouraged them to donate their blood, that can save the lives of many ailing persons.

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On the other hand, 38 personnel of the Lunglei battalion of 23 Assam Rifles donated their blood at a similar blood donation camp held at the civil hospital in Mizoramโ€™s Lunglei district on Monday.

โ€œDonating blood is a noble deed and more people should come out to donate their blood to save more lives,โ€ said a Assam Rifles personnel.

โ€œDuring the ongoing pandemic many critically ill Covid-19 patients are in need of blood and it is important that the healthy donate their blood to save precious lives,โ€ he said.

โ€œAny healthy individual can donate blood as it gets replenished within a short duration in the human body,โ€ said a health official of the Lunglei district health department.