Haryana Governor Jaggannath Pahadia has donated Rs 10 lakh out of his discretionary fund for relief and rehabilitation of those affected by recent devastation in Uttarakhand.
The Governor presented a cheque to Secretary, Haryana State Branch of Indian Red Cross Society at Haryana Raj Bhawan on Thursday.Pahadia expressed grief over the massive loss of life and property in Uttarakhand and prayed that those who were still missing safely return to their homes. MP Shruti Choudhry has als donated Rs.10 lakh out of her discretionary grant for relief and rehabilitation of those affected in the recent devastation in Uttarakhand.
Meanwhile, out of a total of 2313 pilgrims hailing from Haryana who went to Uttarakhand, 2183 of them have safely returned to their homes. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Krishna Mohan said that out of the total, 113 pilgrims have neither returned not they have contacted anyone.
He said that ten persons were contacted and they included three each from districts of Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar, two from district Karnal and one each from Ambala and Fatehabad districts. He said that seven persons have lost their lives.They included one each from districts of Ambala, Faridabad, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rewari and Yamunanagar.