Reliance Foundation s Rs 10 cr aid for 4 flood-hit Gujarat villages

Banaskantha Aug 9 (IANS) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) philanthropic arm on Wednesday announced it is in talks with the Gujarat government to adopt four worst affected villages in flood-hit Banaskantha district for rehabilitation beyond the immediate relief efforts.

"This will include construction of new homes schools healthcare facilities community hall and other social infrastructure " the Reliance Foundation (RF) said in arelease here.

"We will spend Rs 10 crore to rebuild these villages " RF Chairperson Nita Ambani who is on a visit to the affected areas said in the statement.

"Teams of RF relief workers along with volunteers from Reliance Industries are working round-the-clock distributing relief kits food packets drinking water blankets ration kits kitchen sets clothes and fodder to the flood-hit people " the statement added.

The floods have claimed hundreds of lives rendered thousands homeless disrupted livelihoods and caused large-scale loss of assets in Gujarat.

Banaskantha district has been declared disaster affected under the Gujarat State Disaster Management Act.

--IANS
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