SHIMLA:Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, inaugurated the blood donation camp jointly organized by the IAS Officers Association, IAS Officer's Wives Association in association with Himachal Pradesh Red Cross Society,at the historic Ridge on Wednesday.

Chief Minister appreciated the gesture of the state bureaucrats and their wives towards the social cause. He said that the contribution made by the members of the association would go a long way in facilitating the needy and deserving patients in remaining hale and hearty. He said that donating blood was not only a pious service towards the suffering humanity but also contributes significantly towards physical and mental well being of the donors. He said that the blood donors had been saving the most precious lives of the people who direly needed such contribution. He gave a clarion call to every able bodied person to come forward and donate blood so that the same was made available to the deserving people.

Asha Swaroop, Chief Secretary, Parminder Mathur, Additional Chief Secretary and President, Himachal Pradesh IAS Officers Association, senior bureaucrats, heads of various departments and other people were present on the occasion.