A fruit vendor donates for tsunami relief fund when the Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram (sporting a cap), took a `padayatra' in Bellary on Thursday.
BELLARY,
DEC. 30 2004,
The Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, collected a sum of Rs. 1.6 lakh
during the "padayatra" here on Thursday. The "padayatra" was organised
to raise funds for the tsunami victims. Phanindra Babu and Chandrashekar
Choudhary, president and secretary of the Bellary District Chamber of
Commerce and Industry respectively, handed over a demand draft for Rs.
51,000 at the Gadagi Chennappa Circle to the Deputy Commissioner.
Traders and owners of several shops and business establishments also
made donations to the relief fund.
The Bellary Agenda Task Force (BATF), headed by the Deputy Commissioner, has announced a donation of Rs. 10 lakhs.N. Suryanarayan Reddy, Kurgodu MLA has announced a donation of Rs.
25,000 for the relief fund. Another donor, who did not wish to disclose
his name, gave a demand draft for Rs. 25,000 and promised to donate
another Rs. 10,000.
Zahir Ahmed, chairman of the Bellary Urban Development Authority, has
announced to donate his one-month's honorarium (Rs. 10,000) to the
relief fund. The Terapanth Samaj made a donation of Rs. 11,000 on
Wednesday.
The corporators of the Bellary Municipal Corporation have announced to
donate their one-month's salary, while the civic employees have decided
to donate a day's salary. The Tungabadhra Grameena Bank employees also
have decided to donate a day's salary for the relief fund. B. Sriramulu,
MLA; Chandrashekar, president of the district unit of State Government
Employees' Association; Bheemappa, Assistant Commissioner; Mahipal, and
Narayana Rao, participated in the "paada yatra."
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