Ready-to-eat food packets for Assam flood victims

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 08 2016 | 8:32 PM IST
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has provided 2,000 ready-to-eat food packets as part of national relief measures for Assam, which is currently battling devastating floods.
The food packets, sent by IRCTC as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), were received by Antara Gohain, daughter of Rajen Gohain, Minister of State for Railways, a release said.
IRCTC, a PSU of railways, has decided to contribute another lot of food packets to Assam soon.
Earlier too, under CSR, Rail Neer packaged drinking water were sent by IRCTC to the earthquake victims of Nepal, flood-affected Chennai and Jammu and Kashmir and to Male, Maldives, which faced a crisis due to the fire incident in Male Water and Sewerage Company.
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First Published: Aug 08 2016 | 8:32 PM IST

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