Saraswat Bank donates Rs 1 crore for drought relief

In view of the prevailing drought conditions in various parts of Maharashtra, the Saraswat Bank has donated of Rs one crore towards relief work.

The Bank has donated Rs 50 lakh each to the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Drought Relief Fund, and to the NAAM Foundation, an NGO started by actors Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure, specifically aimed at alleviating the impact of drought, a release issued here said.

Gautam E Thakur, Vice Chairman of the bank handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Kishore Rangnekar, Director, handed over another cheque of Rs 50 lakh to Nana Patekar, Founder, NAAM Foundation.