CII to send relief material to quake-hit Nepal

NEW DELHI: Industry body CII has constituted a task force to assist in relief work in earthquake-ravaged areas in Nepal and affected parts of India.

The industry body has started collecting essential items including ready to eat food, water, tarpaulin, biscuits, blankets, tents, essential medicines, etc and will send relief material for the quake-hit victims, CII President Sumit Mazumder stated.

"The Task Force would coordinate and extend support from the Indian industry towards providing immediate relief to the earthquake affected victims in Nepal and parts of India, specially West Bengal and Bihar.

"We are in touch with Indian Embassy in Nepal, Nepalese Embassy in India, External Affairs Ministry in India, the Control Rooms in India & Nepal and also the affected State Governments in India," Mazumder said.

The Federation of the Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) had requested CII for help and support.

"They have requested CII for some relief items, which we have arranged and are being dispatched to Nepal," Mazumder said.

"After coordinating with various government agencies and local authorities, an interim assessment of the situation has been done and CII shared the urgent essential requirements with its membership, requesting them to contribute," he added.