Pune: Pune Electric Association (Tapkir Galli) organized a blood donation camp in which 125 individuals donated blood.

The camp, held at the association’s hall, received enthusiastic support with the collaboration of the blood bank operated by the Inlax and Budhrani Hospital of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission’s Medical Complex.

Pune Electric Association (Tapkir Galli) President Suresh Jethwani, Vice President Hitesh Kukreja, Secretary Hemant Shah, Joint Secretaries Deepak Vadhwani and Sachin Talreja, Treasurer Manjit Duppar, Executive Members Dinesh Shah, Vijay Daswani, Mukesh Jethwani, Sheetal Oswal, Kunal Shah, Sanjay Makhija, and Sanjay Oswal were present.

For the past two years, blood donation camps have been organized based on the initiative of Nilesh Tejwani. Naresh Lohar, Praveen Lohar, and Nilesh Yemul have worked hard to ensure the success of the blood donation camp.

Suresh Jethwani said, "The Pune Electric Association (Tapkir Galli) is an organization of electrical traders that has been active since 1990 and regularly organizes various social activities.

There are over 275 life members. Social activities such as blood donation camps, health camps, school material distribution, and tree planting are carried out by the association."

The camp was organized on the background of a severe blood shortage in Pune city as the number of patients with Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya continues to rise.

The increase in dengue-like cases has also led to a surge in the demand for platelets, causing relatives of patients to scramble for blood and platelets. The shortage is particularly acute for 'B' and 'A' positive blood groups, according to various blood bank directors.

Due to the monsoon season, the number of blood donation camps has decreased, while the demand for blood and platelets has increased by 30 to 35 percent.