MCD to donate 10 crore for Bihar flood relief

  • 03/09/2008

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

BJP appeals to people to donate generously for the victims, constitutes disaster fund AWAY FROM DELUGE: A family from flood-hit Madhepura district of Bihar arrives at New Delhi railway station on Tuesday to begin a new life in the Capital. NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to donate Rs.10 crore for relief works being carried out for flood victims in Bihar. The announcement was made by Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra here on Tuesday. It was also decided that one lakh packets of gram and kheel each weighing one kg would be prepared and despatched to Bihar. The MCD would also be sending teams of doctors, para-medical staff and safai karamcharis to Bihar for providing medical and sanitation facilities. These teams would carry essential medicines and equipment with them. The MCD has set up special camps at the Mayor