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Himachal Pradesh: Aamir Khan donates Rs 25 lakh towards Himachal Pradesh state disaster relief fund

Famous person Aamir Khan has donated Rs 25 lakh in the direction of the Aapada Rahat Kosh to offer succor to the rain-affected households in Himachal Pradesh, the state authorities mentioned in a press release on Saturday. Expressing his gratitude to the Hindi movie actor, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu mentioned that the help will “undoubtedly help the reduction and rehabilitation efforts aimed toward serving to the affected households to recuperate from the aftermath of the catastrophe.”
The chief minister mentioned the fund shall be judiciously utilised and they’re going to make sure that it reaches these in dire want.
Earlier, Sukhu had donated all his financial savings price Rs 51 lakh in the direction of the Aapada Rahat Kosh to increase a serving to hand to the catastrophe affected individuals of the state.
The governments of Haryana, Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh had additionally offered assist of over Rs 65 crores to the state to fulfill out the reduction and rehabilitation measures.
Apart from temple trusts, NGOs and people have additionally come ahead to assist.
Heavy rains within the months of July and August have triggered big injury to the highway infrastructure, water provide schemes, buildings and different personal and public property.
A complete of 287 individuals have died in rain associated incidents because the onset of monsoon on June 24 until September 22. The Chief Minister had claimed that the state suffered losses to the tune of Rs 12,000 crore.
Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha had on Wednesday adopted a decision by voice vote, urging the union authorities to declare latest calamity within the state as a nationwide catastrophe and declaration of particular reduction package deal of Rs 12,000 crore for the state.

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