Students rally to create awareness on blood donation

Coimbatore : As part of World Blood Donor Day celebrations, students from various colleges here took part in an awareness rally today. District Collector TN Hariharan flagged off the rally.

Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society and Government Blood banks jointly organised this rally from District Collectorate and Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital. More than 500 students took part in this rally to create awareness about blood donation. 

Though the rally was initially scheduled to start at 9 am, due to morning rain, the rally was flagged off only at 11 am.