mangalore blood donation is now a just an app away the dakshinakannada branch of the indian red cross society has introduced a new appcumweb portal that enables a user to have access to it through personal computer and mobile the uniqueness of the mobile app is that it does not take mobile memory space as one need not download it from the android or any other market smart phone users may open the portal as an app by just typing the domain url wwwredcrossdkorg instead of downloading it to the memory meanwhile the pc version of the portal can be accessed using personal computers prakash lobo software developer from pacesoft technologies said that the appcumweb portal allows users to register themselves as blood donors forward request for society members and very importantly send request for blood we have uploaded the details of over 1300 blood donors with their contact once an online request was made for blood using the app or website the same will be reached to the particular blood group donors and also to the society incharge as sms and email the donors may contact the person who needs blood and thereby the blood donation process takes places online he said he said that the portal also has provision for new donors requests to enroll themselves as blood donors will be forwarded by way of email to the society incharge the society will confirm the donor registration after verification lobo said adding that the process of obtaining societys membership also is done through the appcumweb portal it also contains all other information regarding society its functioning in dakshina kannada district upcoming events and latest news he said the appcumweb portal has been launched by two senior citizens at the annual general body meeting of dakshina kannada branch of the society at deputy commissioners office here on saturday deputy commissioner ab ibrahim who is the president of the society chairman b prabhakar shriyan and vicechairman ronald anil fernandes were present