Ministers, BJP MLAs in Hry to donate month's salary for Kerala

Press Trust of India  |  Chandigarh 

All ministers of the

government and BJP MLAs in the state have decided to donate their one month's salary for the flood victims of Kerala, according official statement issued here today.

Chairpersons of all boards and corporations have also decided to donate their one month's salary for the cause, it said.

Besides, the MPs and MLAs of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the main opposition party in Haryana, have also decided to donate their month's salary for the flood victims, said.

The death toll in has mounted to 216. Even as rains abated and rescue operations were in the final stages, the flood-hit state was faced with the gigantic task of rehabilitating lakhs of people rendered homeless and preventing outbreak of

Over 7.24 lakh displaced people have been sheltered in 5,645 relief camps dotting the state.

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First Published: Mon, August 20 2018. 21:11 IST