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BSF pledges Rs.16 crore for Uttarakhand victims

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IANS New Delhi

The Border Security Force (BSF) will donate Rs.16 crore for disaster relief in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

"We are donating one day's salary of all personnel," a BSF statement said.

The BSF said it will adopt a few of the devastated villages with a view to providing rehabilitation and reconstruction on a longer term.

"An amount of Rs.2 lakh each will also be given to the Uttarakhand Police and Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel deceased and missing in the rescue operation," said the statement.

 

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First Published: Jun 25 2013 | 12:56 PM IST

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