National Service Scheme (NSS) IIT Kharagpur

We are happy to learn that a Blood Donation Camp is arranged on 1st May, 2011 at Staff Club, IIT Kharagpur (Opposite to Tech. Market, SBI ATM side). The same team of doctors and staffs from nearby Blood Bank of Sub-Divisional Hospital, Kharagpur will be visiting. The camp starts at 8:00 AM and will continue up to 2:30 PM. This is arranged by our beloved staff members of IIT Kharagpur. We are humbled by their gracious gesture to seek 'active support' of NSS, IIT Kharagpur. It is widely circulated in press and other media that most of the blood banks are currently running dry. In the 3rd April, 2011 blood donation camp, we found that many of the blood donors were made to return as the limit of the number of units that can be preserved in the blood bank was reached. Here is another opportunity to come forward to this noble cause and participate in this voluntary blood donation camp . All are requested to spread the message. For Frequently Asked Questions and / or 'Dos

The mood was festive. India winning ICC One Day Cricket World Cup was an added factor. At times the queue were 25 persons long. People waited patiently for their turn. Being rejected due to low BP made many befriend glucose water, banana, cake, biscuit to savage the situation, if possible. None was ready to give up. We started at 10 AM. Even at 2:30 PM many were waiting. They had to leave reluctantly as the blood bank people gave up! They had reached their capacity. The count was 106 at that time, 6 more than what they were prepared. We had informal chats with donors when they were resting after donation. One M.Tech. student proposed to make it an half-yearly event. Later, the blood bank doctor congratulated us on selection of this month. In April, they do have a scarcity. They requested us to arrange one in every April. All the blood bank staffs, specially Dr. Jhuma Mukhopadhyaya of Sub Division Hospital made the entire exercise look easy. Dr. Seema Roy of BC Roy Tech. Hospital ex

 Update at 3:15 PM, April 03, 2011 : The blood donation camp is just concluded. The blood bank did not have the capacity to take more than 105. Lot of people had to return. There was long queue even at 2:30 PM. Suggestion was made from IIT Kharagpur community to make this blood donation camp from NSS an half-yearly event. A good no. of desirous donors had low BP which did not make them eligible. Also the blood bank people y took only a few f Rh- blood and the rest were returned. The atmosphere was superb. The sub-division hospital doctor, staffs and our own BC Roy Tech. Hospital doctors, staffs led from the front. It was great to work with them. Shall upload the pictures shortly and share the link here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Update at 10:00 PM, April 02, 2011 : Based on registration trend and capacity of the Sub Divisional Hospital Blood Bank, we had given an estimate of 100 units to collection team. They can collect some ext