The staff members and students of the DAV institutions in the State contributed Rs 20 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for relief and restoration works in the Phailin and flood-hit areas.
A team of principals of various schools such as DAV, Chandrasekharpur and DAV, Pokhariput in Bhubaneswar, DAV Kalinganagar, DAVs at CDA, Rajabagicha and Mahanadivihar in Cuttack, DAV, Badambagada, DAV, IFFCO Township, Paradip, apart from regional directors, Odisha zone-1 Dr Keshab Chandra Satpathy and zone-2 Dr HK Mohanty handed over a cheque of Rs 21 lakh. The sum of money was generated by contribution of one-day salary of all the staff members and curtailing of the Dewali expenses by the students of the schools. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik lauded the effort.