Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Collector Calls for Expanded Red Cross Emergency Services
The Red Cross in Nandyal wants to help more people across the district.
The district Collector asked it to expand medical care and emergency assistance.
The organization now has a renovated building and a blood storage unit.
It also uses solar power to reduce its costs.
A low-cost medicine center was opened at the Government General Hospital.
More blood storage units and medicine centers are planned near roads where accidents happen often.
Officials also want people to learn about organ donation, CPR, and first aid.
The Red Cross recognized volunteers who did excellent work.
Collector G Rajakumari urged the Indian Red Cross Society to expand medical and emergency relief services throughout Nandyal district.
An old Irrigation Department building was renovated for the Red Cross, and a dedicated blood storage unit was established.
A solar power system was installed with NEDCAP guidance, while a Janaushadhi Kendra opened at the Government General Hospital.
Officials plan additional blood storage facilities and Janaushadhi outlets near accident-prone locations along NH-40, NH-340C, Dhone, and Srisailam.
District SP Suneel Sheoran sought homeless centers for destitute elderly people and specialized medical camps for police personnel.
- Who
- District Collector G Rajakumari, District SP Suneel Sheoran, and Indian Red Cross Society officials and volunteers.
- What
- Officials called for expanded emergency, medical, blood-storage, medicine, disaster-relief, and public-awareness services.
- When
- The Red Cross Society Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday; financial reports covered 2024-25 and 2025-26.
- Where
- At the Human Resources Development Centre in Nandyal district, with planned facilities along NH-40, NH-340C, Dhone, and Srisailam.
- Why
- To ensure humanitarian, medical, and emergency relief reaches all parts of the district and to improve support at accident-prone locations.
- Organization
- Indian Red Cross Society
- District
- Nandyal
- Meeting
- Annual General Meeting
- Existing facilities
- Renovated building and dedicated blood storage unit
- Medicine initiative
- Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendra at the Government General Hospital
- Planned expansion
- Additional blood storage facilities and Janaushadhi outlets
- Awareness priorities
- Organ donation, CPR, and first aid