Governor Patel flags off six Red Cross ambulances, including for Khandwa, at Lok Bhavan in Bhopal

Governor Mangubhai Patel on Friday flagged off six ambulances meant for district branches of the Indian Red Cross at a ceremony at Lok Bhavan in Bhopal.

State branch president of the Indian Red Cross Society Shyam Singh Kumre and secretary Ramendra Singh were present. The Governor's Principal Secretary, Dr Navneet Mohan Kothari, office-bearers of the Indian Red Cross district units and doctors of the Lok Bhavan hospital also attended.

Governor Patel performed a puja of each ambulance being given to the district branches, following the Sanatan tradition and with due rituals. He then flagged off all the vehicles with good wishes.

The ambulances flagged off at the ceremony were sanctioned by NHDC Limited, Bhopal, under its corporate social responsibility funds. They have been handed over to the Indian Red Cross Society's district branches in Khandwa, Seoni, Chhindwara, Ashoknagar, Narsinghpur and Bhopal.