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Natural Calamities Government - Politics States - Other States Lalu Prasad announces Rs 90-cr aid for flood victims Our Bureau New Delhi, Aug 29 The Union Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, on Friday announced an assistance of over Rs 90 crore from the Railway Minister Relief Fund (RMRF) to over 20 lakh people affected by flood in Kosi river in Bihar. All Indian Railway officials will donate a day’s salary to the fund. Indian Railway public sector units such as Concor, IRCON, and RITEs will contribute Rs 5 crore each; IRCTC, IRFC and Railtel Rs 2 crore each, amongst others. “I will donate my one month salary as well Rs 1 crore that I got from a TV show. All railway employees (14 lakh) will also contribute their one day salary,” Mr Prasad told reporters here today, a day ahead of his visit to the flood hit areas. “The fund will be distributed among the flood victims after the rescue work is over and people come back to villages,” Mr Prasad said appealing everybody to donate generously to the RMRF. Taking note of shortage of drinking water in the affected areas, the Railway Minister announced the dispatch 25 railway tankers carrying potable water and one lakh bottles of ‘Rail Neer’ (bottled drinking water) immediately. The Railway Minister informed that additional trains to rescue people trapped in the flood are being run free of cost in the affected areas. “These relief trains are being run from August 22, which include six trains each between Saharsa-Madhepura and Purnea-Banmankhi, four between Saharsa-Patna and two between Samastipur and Saharsa,” Mr Prasad said. More Stories on : Natural Calamities | Politics | Other States
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