Two couples, fans of Puneeth, pledge their bodies to RIMS
The Hindu
As many as 52 donate eyes to Meenakshi Netralaya, 80 their blood
Emulating Puneeth Rajkumar’s gesture in donating his eyes, two couples have pledged to donate their bodies and 52 people their eyes, while 80 donated blood in Yadgir.
Fans of the late actor in Yadgir district recently signed agreements stating that they will donate their bodies and eyes to contribute to society as Puneeth did.
Among them were two couples who have donated their bodies to the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Raichur. And, 52 people have donated their eyes to Meenakshi Netralaya in Yadgir.
In 2011, the Karnataka government announced that five botanical gardens will be developed on the lines of the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru across the State. But according to the latest developments, there will only be four such gardens as the Horticulture Department is most likely to drop the project that was supposed to come up in Chikkaballapura district.