Kathmandu, Jan. 17
The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has handed over a
mobile blood bus to the Dharan Red Cross Society of Koshi Province.
The mobile bus was
handed over to the Blood Transfusion Service Center run by the Sunsari District
Branch by the NRNA on Wednesday.
President of the NRNA, Dr. Badri KC, and Chief Minister of
Koshi, Kedar Karki, handed the Rs. 7-million bus over to Umesh Thapa, President
of Red Cross Society Sunsari, the NRNA informed in a statement.
Speaking on the occasion, CM Karki asked the non-resident
Nepalis to cooperate for the prosperity of Koshi Province. He said that there
are many possibilities for investment in the province and proposed to work
together with the non-resident Nepalis to cooperate in potential areas of
investment there.
He said that there should be unity among the Nepalis living
abroad and there should be no differences between the Nepalis living in Europe
and America and those living in the Middle East.
Chief Minister Karki said that many women
still die due to lack of blood during childbirth at a young age as they are
often forced into early marriages.
Chief
Minister Karki thanked the NRN for operating such bus service which made
possible to collect and provide blood on the way. He said that the provincial
government would operate the bus in all districts of the province.
The
bus, equipped with two beds, will reach houses of blood donors with a slogan
'One House, One Blood Donor.
Similarly, NRNA President, Dr. KC, said that the non-resident
Nepalis are active in attracting investment in Nepal and their investment is
more sustainable.
He said that for the prosperity of Koshi Province, the
association was ready to cooperate with the NRNA in the fields of
infrastructure.
Vice-president of the NRNA, Dr. Hemraj Sharma informed that
the Association has done more than Rs. 1 billion in charity work since its
inception. He said that the non-resident Nepalis are active in bringing the
knowledge, skills and technology learned abroad into the country.
Dr. Sharma said that the Association has been working on the
areas – bringing investment in Nepal, charity works, and raising voices for the
rights and interests of Nepalis living abroad.
The NRNA has
prepared to transfer mobile blood buses to the Lumbini and Madhesh provinces as
well.
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