As severe flooding in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh caused widespread disruption, actor and politician Nandamuri Balakrishna has donated Rs 50 lakh to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF). On behalf of Balakrishna, his daughter Tejaswani handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
Rs. 50 lakhs for the Prime Minister’s relief fund. MP and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna donated.
His daughter Tejaswini, who met Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and handed over the cheque on behalf of Nandamuri Balakrishna. image.twitter.com/yTRBzzyO1H— Engineer Kiran (@EngineerKi143) September 13, 2024
Recently, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan met Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and handed him a cheque of Rs 1 crore for the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for those affected by floods.
Kalyan met Revanth Reddy at the latter’s residence in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, and handed over the cheque. Pawan Kalyan had earlier announced the donation to the state for relief measures for flood victims. He also announced the donation to 400 flood-affected panchayats in Andhra Pradesh.
“Due to floods, 386 panchayats were damaged. I am donating Rs 1 lakh to 400 panchayats from my personal savings. I am also announcing a donation of Rs 1 crore to the CM of Telangana for flood relief efforts. I will directly hand it over to CM Revanth Reddy,” he said.
He announced a donation of Rs 10 crore to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF). On September 2, the Telangana Chief Minister declared immediate relief of Rs 50 crore to the flood-affected districts of Khammam, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahbubabad and Suryapet.
Earlier, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy visited the flood-affected areas of Khammam district of Telangana and took stock of the situation. Along with Union Minister Reddy, Telangana Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Etala Rajender also visited the flood-affected areas in Khammam district.
On September 7, BJP leader Prakash Reddy assured the people of Telangana that the Union Government would provide all possible financial assistance to the state amid the ongoing flood situation and that the government would extend all support to the people of the state.
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