The Sweden Odia Association contributed Rs 8.57 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to support the people affected by the devastating Cyclone Fani.
Demonstrating its commitment to stand in solidarity with the people of Odisha, Odia community staying in Sweden has extended their support to the Government’s rehabilitation efforts towards the affected areas of Odisha.
The cheque was handed over to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by Tourism, Odia language, Literature and Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi on behalf of Sweden Odia Association.
Sailendra Kumar Panigrahi of association said, “We are extremely concerned by the devastation in Odisha due to the aftermath of the cyclone. We stand with the administration and the people of Odisha in these times of distress.”
Major contributors from Sweden were Prem Sankar Satpathy, Samidha Satpathy, Shailendra Panigrahi, Soumitra Mohanty, Himanshu Nayak, Manoj Pradhan, Chitra Mohanty, Sumajeet Panda, Suresh Tripathi, Jaydeep Das, Lipsa Das, Avinash Padhi, Shilpa Ray and Ashis Patra.