Assam CM Expresses Gratitude To Arjun Kapoor & Rohit Shetty For Donation To Flood Relief

Actor Arjun Kapoor and director Rohit Shetty has contributed Rs 5 Lakhs to the CM Relief Fund for the flood-affected people in the state.
Assam CM Expresses Gratitude To Arjun Kapoor & Rohit Shetty For Donation To Flood Relief

Guwahati: Amid the deteriorating flood situation in Assam where several relief camps and distribution centres have been run by the authorities in the affected districts, Bollywood celebrities Rohit Shetty and Arjun Kapoor lent a helping hand by contributing a generous amount to the civilians impacted by the devastating floods.

 Actor Arjun Kapoor and director Rohit Shetty has contributed Rs 5 Lakhs to the CM Relief Fund for the flood-affected people in the state.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has thanked the duo for the assistance at the time of crisis and for their concern and their act of generosity.

He took to his official Twitter handle on June 16 to pen a note of gratitude.

It is to be mentioned that more than 11.09 lakh people have been affected in across 25 districts of the state. As many as four people have lost their lives in Assam in the last 24 hours owing to the massive floods.

The water level of the Manas, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Kopili, Gaurang and Brahmaputra rivers are flowing above the danger level mark in many places in Assam.

As per the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1510 villages under 72 revenue circles are currently submerged in water along with 19782.80 hectares of cropland.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted that the northeastern region will continue to receive heavy rainfall till June 17 and also issued a red alert for the state of Assam and Meghalaya.

Fairly widespread/widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm/lightning/heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is most likely to continue over the Northeast till June 17.

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