Jeypore Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Wednesday pledged Rs 50 lakh from his MLALAD fund to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to fight the coronavirus. In a letter to the Koraput Collector, Bahinipati stated that his MLALAD fund for the year 2020-21 would be utilised to combat the spread of the deadly virus in his constituency, Jeypore.
“I request you to sanction the fund to Koraput Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) for installation of ventilators and purchase of other equipments relating to COVID-19 for the District Headquarters Hospital,” he wrote.
Earlier, Koraput Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka had pledged Rs 1 crore from his MPLAD fund for tackling of the COVID-19 in Rayagada and Koraput districts.