New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday announced assistance of Rs.5 crore for the victims of the Leh flash-floods.
Dikshit announced in the Delhi assembly that the amount would be given to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. She described the Aug 6 flash-floods in Leh, which killed 183 people, as a ‘natural disaster of enormous proportion’.
Pointing out that many lives had been lost and dwellings devastated, she said: ‘Our hearts go out to those who suffered and are still struggling to rehabilitate themselves. This contribution is towards the rebuilding work.’
