For a noble cause - Man walking 21,000kms for blood awareness reached Chandigarh

Chandigarh – Kiran Verma, started world’s longest walk for blood awareness in India from Thiruvananthapuram on 28th Dec 2021. This walk is the 'longest blood awareness campaign ever by an individual in the world* and also *longest walk for blood donation awareness by any human' which has been running since last more than 2 years.

The mission for the walk is to spread awareness about blood donation among people so that “Nobody should die waiting for blood in India after 31st December 2025”.

Due to COVID voluntary blood donation in India has gone significantly down since the last 3 years. This walk is to encourage around 5 million new blood donors to donate blood, so that blood banks and hospitals don't run dry on blood.

Till now he has walked across 270 districts across 24 states/UTs and other reached Chandigarh district on 12th September 2024 covering more than 21,250 kms on foot.

• On 9th April 2023, 'Kiran Verma was also invited on the Kapil Sharma Show'

• On 19th June 2023, Kiran Verma *crossed 3 nations (Bangladesh, India and Nepal) in a single day on foot* through Siliguri corridor. Probably a unique record made by any India

• He has met more than 20,00,000 people personally including students, corporates, government officials, local bodies, civic societies etc

• To support his walk 150 blood donation camps has been organized in different part of the country through which more than 31,562 units of blood has been collected. PLUS more than 14,000 individuals who donated by visiting themselves. Total more than 45,000 blood donations

• On 15th September 2022, Kiran Verma inaugurated a blood bank in Hyderabad on the name of Bharat Ratna PV Narasimha Rao’s name built by their grandchildren members

• Also a 3.5 kms Marathon was also organized in Varanasi where more than 100 people participated.

His next destination after Chandigarh will be Mohali and other part of Punjab.

Contact : Kiran Verma

Founder, Simply Blood

Mobile - 9810670347