Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, who is also the president of the State branch of the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), took part in the World Red Cross Day celebrations held in the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan here on May 8 (Monday).
World Red Cross Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Jean Henry Dunant, the founding father of the Red Cross movement.
The Governor appreciated the initiatives undertaken by the IRCS State branch such as a plantation campaign with the theme of ‘Plant a Tree-Save the Planet’, and blood donation campaign with the theme of ‘Donate Blood-Save a Life’. He underlined the need for focussing on increasing the green cover in the State.