Ranbaxy donates Rs.15 lakh for Himachal relief

Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd Tuesday contributed Rs.15 lakh towards the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for rehabilitation and relief works in flood-hit areas of Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur, an official said here Tuesday.

Ranbaxy officials called on Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in New Delhi and presented him a cheque of the company's contribution, a government spokesperson told IANS.

Incessant rains that triggered flash-floods June 16-18 killed 20 people in Kinnaur, displaced hundreds and damaged more than 300 houses.