The State Information Commissioner (SIC), Dr. Varre Venkateshwarlu, has announced that he will donate Rs. 1 lakh to the Uttarakhand flood victims, on Saturday.
Venkateshwarlu said that the payment of Rs. 1,00,000 by cheque (bearing No. 679809, and dated 28-06-2013) has been made to the flood victims through the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
The cheque lists reasons for the donation as - "Due to severe flood conditions, major damage of roads, large-scale destruction of property, and the deaths of many people". (INN)
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