Chandigarh, Sep 5
Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday flagged off nine loads of trucks of relief material for flood-affected people on behalf of the Red Cross Society Punjab.
All these nine trucks carrying relief material are being sent to Ferozepur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Ropar, Ludhiana, Malerkotla and Jalandhar. This relief material will be delivered to the needy flood-affected people through the Red Cross units of the respective districts.
“Recently, I visited seven flood-affected districts of the state and closely observed the situation there. It is time that we all come together to help the affected families and come forward in this noble work of providing relief to them.”
On Thursday, Chandigarh Red Cross sent two truckloads carrying relief material for flood victims of the Amritsar district. These included 500 kits of various household items, sanitary pad kits and 500 units of utensils.
Principal Secretary to Governor Vivek Pratap Singh, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav, Secretary Punjab Red Cross Society Shiv Dular Singh Dhillon and other officials of Punjab Raj Bhawan and Red Cross Society Punjab were present on the occasion.