Guwahati: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to Chief Ministers of all states to provide assistance to flood hit states during the “All CM’s Meet” held recently in New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh Government has contributed an amount of Rs 2 crore to Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Minister of State, Cooperatives, Government of Madhya Pradesh Vishwas Sarang handed over the cheque to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in his office chamber at Janata Bhawan here yesterday. Earlier in the evening, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan talked toMr Sonowal over phone and expressed his deepest sympathies with the people of the state at the time of their crisis.
He said magnitude of the natural disaster that Assam faced was indeed very challenging for the people of the state and the administration. MP chief minister also lauded the seamless implementation of relief and rehabilitation measures in the state under the leadership of Mr Sonowal. Expressing his deepest gratitude to the Madhya Pradesh Government and the people of Madhya Pradesh for this noble gesture, Mr Sonowal said the Madhya Pradesh government has shown the best example of camaraderie at this critical time of the state. He also termed the step as a major initiative towards strengthening Mr Modi’s vision of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat. (UNI)