As the entire nation grieves the unexpected loss of lives in the Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh floods, XlRI Jamshedpur also showed its solidarity with the cause, living up to its mission of working for the the society.
Students of the postgraduate and fellowship programme, the staff and faculty all came together to collect a substantial amount for the flood relief fund.
The fund raising drive was organised by the collective efforts of SIGMA and CII- YI, student committees functional in XlRI. The drive saw a healthy participation from the batches of regular two year programme, as well as the one year executive programme and the fellowship programme.
The drive lasted for a few days, generating growing support from students with each passing day. The faculty members contributed their ones day’s salary in order to show their support. The batch has representatives of all the regions of the country, and all unanimously came together in the support of their fellow country-men.
Sneha Agarwal, Secretary, SIGMA, the total amount collected was about Rs 5,00,000. The amount would be donated to the NGO Goonj, which is a prominent name in the social works sector. The initiative Rahat Floods by the NGO has been helping the flood-hit people very compassionately, and the amount collected is being sent to the same.