Arunachal Pradesh will send one thousand tents to Nepal for establishment of relief camps and temporary shelters for those who lost their home and hearth in the April 25 earthquake.
State government officials have been directed to immediately procure the tents and send these to Nepal by road via Siliguri in West Bengal, an official release said here today.
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has reiterated the state's solidarity with the quake victims and assured all possible help from the state government.
A day earlier, Tuki had written letters to the Prime Minister of Nepal as well as the Chief Ministers of affected states of Bihar and West Bengal conveying deep condolences for those killed in the earthquake and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured and successful relief and rehabilitation process, the release added.
