Aamir Khan donates ₹25 Lakh towards Aapda Rahat Kosh For rain-affected families
Aamir Khan donates ₹25 Lakh towards Aapda Rahat Kosh For rain-affected families
The Statement Government of Himachal Pradesh in a statement mentioned that Superstar Aamir Khan donated Rs 25 lakh towards the Aapada Rahat Kosh to provide relief to the rain-affected families in Himachal Pradesh.
Expressing his gratitude to the Hindi film actor. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the assistance with no doubts will support the relief and rehabilitation efforts aimed at helping the affected families to recover from the aftermath of the disaster.
The chief minister stated that the fund will be judiciously utilised and ensure that it reaches those in dire need.
Earlier, Sukhu had donated all his savings worth Rs 51 lakh towards the Aapada Rahat Kosh to extend a helping hand to the disaster-affected people of the state.
The governments of Haryana, Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh had also provided help of over Rs 65 crores to the state to meet the relief and rehabilitation measures.
Apart temple trusts, NGOs and individuals have also come forward to help. Heavy rains in the months of July and August have caused huge damage to the road infrastructure, water supply schemes, buildings and other private and public property.
A total of 287 people have died in rain-related incidents since the onset of the monsoon on June 24 till September 22.
The Chief Minister had claimed that the state suffered losses of Rs 12,000 crore.
Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha had on Wednesday adopted a resolution by voice vote, urging the union government to declare recent calamity in the state as a national disaster and declare a special relief package of Rs 12,000 crore for the state.
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