First Orissa relief consignment flagged off

The Chandigarh Chemists8217; Association has also collected over 81 cartons of essential medicines worth Rs 1.80 lakh, while the Utensils Manufacturers and Industries Association have come forward with a truckload of various kinds of utensils. Helping Hand, an NGO, took active part in collecting relief material from the city residents. Liquor contractors of Chandigarh have contributed Rs 2.25 lakh.

The inmates of Bal Niketan, an orphanage, were among the first to make a donation of Rs 1,500. Besides, the Grain Merchants, Fruit and Vegetable Merchants, Roller Flour Mills Associations and Shivalik Public School have collectively donated a truckload of rice for the cyclone-hit.