Badal receives pilgirms from Punjab coming from Nepal

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today received a group of nearly 35 pilgrims from Mansa and Amritsar districts, who returned from earthquake-hit Kathmandu at Punjab Bhawan here tonight.
Badal described the earthquake as a grave natural tragedy and assured full and immediate help from the state government to all those affected by nature's fury, a Punjab Government spokesperson said.
Badal said that Punjab government would provide all help including transportation, blankets, food and other help to hapless victims of this grave tragedy.
Interacting with the pilgrims, the Punjab Chief Minister also enquired about the gravity of situation and loss to the life and property in Kathamandu and sought their views for the assistance, relief required by the victims, the spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, President of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has asked the SGPC to make all relief help available to victims in Kathmandu and parts of India, he said.