Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav continued to extend a helping hand to the victims of Himalayan Tsunami. He directed all the Samajwadi Party MlAs to donate Rs 10 lakh each from their local area development fund for relief operations in Uttarakhand.
Addressing a meeting of the party MlAs at the state party office here on Friay, he further asked the MlAs to individually give Rs 50,000 each, while every minister has been asked to donate Rs 1 lakh.
Senior minister Mr Shivpal Yadav and Mr Rajendra Choudhary also addressed the meeting. The CM said, "Ihave asked all MlAs to give Rs 10 lakh from their local area development funds for Uttrakhand relief. Besides, they have also been asked to donate Rs 50,000 each individually. Similarly, the ministers have been asked to donate Rs 1 lakh each personally,". The gesture would go in a long way in assisting the relief work in rescuing as well as rehabilitating the hapless victims.
A sum of Rs 60 lakh was immediately given to the CM's relief fund follwing the appeal by the CM. Some of the ministers who donated included Mr Shivapl Yadav, Mr
Ahmad Hasan, Brahm Shanker Tripthi, Balram Yadav,Mr Gayatri Prasad Prajapatim Mr Shiv Kumar BeriyaMr Raj Kishore Singh Mr Surendra Patel, Mr Iqbal Mehmood Mr
Sharda Pratap Shukla, Ms. Fasiha Murad lari Gazala, Ms Vijma Yadav, Ms Rajmati Devi.
Expressing concern over the unforseen tragedy in Uttarakhand, the CM said the hill state was recently separated from UP and hence they all extended their heartfelt condolences to those who died and the thousands who were displaced.The CM said the party supremo
Mulayam Singh Yadav had also expressed grave concern over the Himalayan tragedy and was regularly monitoring the releif and rescue operations in the region.
The ruling Samajwadi Party has a total number of 224 MlAs in the state Vidhan Sabha. The CM explained that he had already given a sum of Rs 25 crore aid for to the hill
state by way of flood relief. The UP Government would also be releasing Rs 350 crore, which was pending by way of pension dues following the division of Uttarakhand from
UP. Mr Yadav said this was perhaps the best time to release the funds which would be of great help to the victims.Besides this the Government had also provided food packets and medicines and had also sent a fleet of 300 buses of the UPSRTC for transportation of the people. The CM appreciated the relief work by the Indian forces for carrying out gallant rescue operations in Uttarakhand against all odds and even at the cost of their lives. Replying to queries Mr Yadav said doctors, who are willing to provide services in Uttrakahand, would be sent immediately. The state was prepared to provide any help
sought in this regard. Commenting on the grim flood situation in the state Mr Yadav said that the government was alert and was keeping close watch on the situation.