Relief material sent for needy families and animals
Punjab E News (September 5): Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Shri Gulab Chand Kataria today flagged off 9 trucks of relief material for flood-affected people on behalf of Red Cross Society Punjab.
All these 9 trucks carrying relief material are being sent to Ferozepur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Ropar, Ludhiana, Malerkotla and Jalandhar. This relief material will be delivered to the needy flood-affected people through Red Cross units of the respective districts.
The relief material includes family tents, tarpaulins, kitchen sets, blankets and 7 thousand household items including sanitary pads, ration, soap etc. In addition, Punjab Red Cross in collaboration with NGOs has also sent 100 tonnes of animal fodder to the flood affected areas.
On this occasion, Governor Shri Gulab Chand Kataria said that “It is the moral duty of the society to provide relief and assistance to the affected families in disasters like floods. This cooperation of Red Cross and various organizations further strengthens the tradition of Punjab – service, cooperation and human values. Recently, I visited seven flood affected districts of the state and closely observed the situation there. It is time that we all come together to help the affected families and come forward in this noble work of providing relief to them.
He further said that “The people of Punjab have always supported each other in difficult situations. Today also we all have to unite and provide support and cooperation to the affected people, so that they can return to normal life soon.
Earlier yesterday, Chandigarh Red Cross had sent 2 trucks carrying relief material for the flood victims of Amritsar district. These included 500 kits of various household items, sanitary pad kits and 500 units of utensils.
Principal Secretary to Governor Shri Vivek Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner Chandigarh Shri Nishant Kumar Yadav, Secretary Punjab Red Cross Society Shri Shiv Dular Singh Dhillon and other officials of Punjab Raj Bhawan and Red Cross Society Punjab were present on the occasion.
