Extending a helping hand to the quake victims of Nepal Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced that his ministerial colleagues have decided to donate their one month’s salary to the Chief Minister’s relief fund. There are 57 ministers in Akhilesh cabinet of which 22 are of cabinet rank. State Cooperative Sugar Mills employees had also donated Rs 25 lakhs to the Chief Ministers relief fund for the Nepal quake victims. Besides, Samajwadi Mahila Sabha has also donated Rs one lakh for the Nepal tragedy.
“These organisations have extended a big help to Nepal victims and this is praise worthy. Earlier also UP Sugar Mills co-operative had donated Rs 25 lakh to CM’s relief fund to help those farmers who had lost their crop in unseasonal rains,” Yadav told reporters here on Tuesday. He said quake has adversely hit Nepal and it would take many years for this nation to regain its lost glory. “Uttar Pradesh has extended all help to the quake ravaged Nepal. Milk, water, medicines and food items were sent to the neighbouring country. Besides. State’s ambulance service was pushed into service to provide emergency help to the people, he said. He claimed that UP had sent 370 trucks of relief materials to Nepal and has also brought over 21,000 stranded people to India.