Governor Shri Ganga Prasad today felicitated Shri Pramod Laxman Mahajan resident of District Sangli, Maharashtra
Gangtok: Governor of Sikkim Shri Ganga Prasad today felicitated Shri Pramod Laxman Mahajan resident of District Sangli, Maharashtra and an organ donation activist associated with Rebirth Foundation, Pune Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan. He was accompanied by the members of Dirty Angel Motorcycle Club, Sikkim. Shri Pramod, aged 68 years and a farmer by profession, has embarked on solo Bharat Organ Yatra on motorcycle covering a total distance of 17,500 Kilometres across 25 states in the country over a period of 132 days to create awareness and promote voluntary organ donation. The campaign and logistics in Sikkim are being coordinated by Dirty Angel Motorcycle Club, the first registered Motorcycle NGO of Sikkim.
Hon’ble Governor expressed his pleasure on meeting Shri Pramod and advocated more people to come forward for the noble cause of organ donation. “I have always believed that organ donation is the biggest service to humanity that we can undertake during our lifetime. I am associated with Dadhichi Dehdan Samiti and have registered myself to donate my body after death,” Hon’ble Governor quoted.
Hon’ble Governor further showed his keenness to have a formal campaign launched in Sikkim in the near future involving higher learning institutes and universities which will help promote the movement of organ donation.