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Punjab Red Cross Sends Second Relief Consignment to Nepal
Punjab is sending more help to people affected by floods in Nepal.
The Punjab State Red Cross sent trucks filled with important supplies.
Governor Gulab Chand Kataria started the journey from Chandigarh.
The supplies are worth about Rs 38 lakh.
A Punjab team will travel with the trucks to the Nepalgunj border.
There, Red Cross organizations will receive the materials and distribute them.
Punjab had already sent two trucks of relief supplies earlier.
The floods in Nepal killed more than 1,400 people and left over 6,100 missing.
Punjab State Red Cross dispatched a second consignment of humanitarian supplies to flood-hit Nepal.
Governor Gulab Chand Kataria flagged off the trucks in Chandigarh on Friday, September 18.
The essential relief materials are valued at approximately Rs 38 lakh.
A Punjab team will escort the trucks to the Nepalgunj international border for handover.
Nepal’s floods killed over 1,400 people and left more than 6,100 missing, according to the report.
- Who
- The Punjab State Red Cross, Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, the Indian Red Cross Society, the Nepal Red Cross Society, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
- What
- A second consignment of essential humanitarian supplies, worth approximately Rs 38 lakh, was sent to Nepal.
- Where
- The consignment was flagged off in Chandigarh and is being escorted to the Nepalgunj international border in Nepal.
- When
- Friday, September 18.
- Why
- To support communities affected by devastating floods and respond to requirements identified by the Nepal Red Cross.
Key facts
- Dispatching organization
- Punjab State Red Cross
- Consignment
- Second tranche of humanitarian relief
- Estimated value
- Approximately Rs 38 lakh
- Destination
- Nepalgunj international border, Nepal
- Handover organizations
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Nepal Red Cross Society
- Earlier assistance
- Two trucks of relief material had previously been sent to Nepal
- Flood impact reported
- More than 1,400 people killed and over 6,100 missing
Sources
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